October TASK: A Celebration of Toronto's Cybersecurity Community

Written By Chaoyu Liu

Join TASK this October for a special extended panel celebrating Toronto’s cybersecurity community and the people who have helped build and sustain it. Representatives from leading local cybersecurity meetup groups will share their experiences, successes, milestones, trials, and tribulations of organizing across the city, while exploring the role of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and community-building in strengthening Toronto’s cybersecurity ecosystem.

Live and in-person at TMU + Live-Streamed on Discord

Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
In-Person Location: TMU @ 288 Church St., Room DCC204
Registration: Not required
Live-Stream: Although TASK is always best in-person, we will steam live again on Discord @ https://discord.gg/AuzHZhwPJm

Join us for a special community-focused panel featuring organizers and representatives from cybersecurity meetup groups across Toronto. Together, they’ll reflect on the experiences, milestones, challenges, and collaborations that have helped shape the city’s cybersecurity community.

Panelists:

  • Ali Salari (TASK)

  • An Nguyen (Leading Cyber Ladies Toronto and Toronto IAM)

  • Camille Kloppenburg (ISC2)

  • Kelechukwu Udonsi (DefCon Toronto)

  • Yudy Cardona (WiCyS Eastern Canada)

  • Yuk Fai Chan (OWASP Toronto)

We look forward to see you all there!
The TASK Steering Committee

Chaoyu Liu
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