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BOULDER, CO (February 6, 2026): Hackers on the Hill, an all-volunteer, nonpartisan advisory initiative that brings cybersecurity professionals into conversation with policymakers, will host its first event at a state capitol in Denver, Colorado, on February 10, 2026.
Hackers on the Hill – Colorado will bring together more than 40 cybersecurity experts from around the world, who will be meeting with legislators, policy staff, and aides in the Colorado legislature to help them better understand the complexities and nuances of issues intersecting with cybercrime, data privacy, and AI. These cybersecurity practitioners, none of whom work as lobbyists, adhere to a strict set of guidelines that disallow them from giving specific product advice or promoting their employers or businesses.
Hackers on the Hill began in 2017 as a project of I Am The Cavalry, an organization dedicated to finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical technology. In addition to an annual event in Washington, D.C., there are now sister events at the Canadian and UK parliaments. This event is being organized by Elect More Hackers, a Boulder, Colorado-based initiative with the mission of helping raise the level of technical knowledge among policymakers and those who work with them. A Boulder-based community group of cybersecurity practitioners called BoulderSec will shepherd the delegations.
The event schedule is as follows:
9:00 – 10:30 am – Plenary session, State Services Building (SSB), 1525 Sherman Ave.: The plenary session will be open to the public and is aimed at giving the participants, many of whom have limited or no experience speaking to policymakers or staff, guidance about how best to help and what bills may come up for discussion, in consideration during the current legislative session. 11:00 – 11:30 am – The group will receive a floor acknowledgment from the House of Representatives 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Groups will break out to join their legislative contacts for meetings 3:00 – 4:00 pm – Tour of the Capitol / additional meetings 5:00 – 8:00 pm – “Hacker happy hour” social, Pints Pub, 221 W 13th Ave., Denver: A no-host event to gather and reflect on the day. Anyone is welcome to meet at the pub, including press, legislative staffers, and people who work in public policy.
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