Community

Philadelphia is host to a number of great hacking, security, privacy, and user groups. Here is a list of some of our favorites.

Do you run a meetup or host a space that you think we would like to know about? Let us know!

Meetups & Groups

DC215 - Philadelphia’s DEF CON group focused on community, education, mentoring and bringing the hacker and InfoSec community in the Philadelphia area together
TOOOL Philadelphia - Philly’s chapter of The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers
OWASP Philly - Philadelphia chapter of The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP), a foundation that works to improve the security of software
PhillySec - Meets every second Wednesday
PLUG - The Philadelphia area Linux User Group, meetups every first Wednesday, second Tuesday, and third Monday
Iffy Books - A bookstore at 404 S 20th St, offering a small selection of books, zines, an workshops on hacking, free culture, gardening, and adjacent topics. Iffy Books often hosts interesting events and meetups!
Ex Machina Parlor (formerly Trashpanda Village, SecShell) - A hackerspace at 319 N. 11th St. Room 501