How to earn CPE in San Jose this quarter

Who offers CPE in San Jose

• IAPP Silicon Valley KnowledgeNet Chapter

  1 CPE event in the next 90 days. Next: Top 10 Trends in Cybersecurity Law (IAPP Silicon Valley and SF Bay Area KnowledgeNet), Thursday, October 29, 2026. KnowledgeNet meetings several times a year, free for IAPP members.

• CIOMeet (CXO Inc.)

  1 CPE event in the next 90 days. Next: CIOMeet San Jose 2026, Thursday, November 5, 2026. One day CIO lunches in major cities.

• The CISO Society (Confide Group)

  1 CPE event in the next 90 days. Next: Infosec Anti-Summit Bay Area (The CISO Society), Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Regional Anti-Summits for security leaders.

Free CPE coming up

• Top 10 Trends in Cybersecurity Law (IAPP Silicon Valley and SF Bay Area KnowledgeNet)
  Thursday, October 29, 2026, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, IAPP Silicon Valley KnowledgeNet Chapter, CPE (IAPP), Free for members

What each certification body expects

The organizer states the hours; you report them. The rules below are the common ones, and your body's current handbook is the final word.

• ISACA (CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE)

  20 hours a year at minimum and 120 over each three year cycle, reported each January.

• ISC2 (CISSP, CCSP, SSCP)

  120 hours over each three year cycle for the CISSP, with 40 a year suggested; group A credits for security topics.

• IIA (CIA, CRMA)

  40 hours a year for practicing CIAs, reported by December 31.

• IAPP (CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, AIGP)

  20 hours over each two year term, with privacy and AI governance sessions counting directly.

Keeping the hours straight

Every subscriber to The Watch gets a private CPE log. Mark an event attended from the Sunday email or the event page and the date, organizer, hours and body are recorded for you, with a CSV export when renewal comes around. Subscribe for San Jose to start one.

Questions people ask

How many CPE hours can I earn in San Jose this quarter?

About 0 hours across 3 CPE eligible events in San Jose, Silicon Valley and the Peninsula between now and January 20, 3 of them in person, plus 55 online sessions with CPE in the next 30 days.

Do chapter meetings count toward CISA, CISSP or CIA renewal?

Yes. ISACA, ISC2, IIA and IAPP all accept chapter meetings, conferences and educational webinars that cover their domains; the organizer states the hours and you self report them to your certification body with the event details as evidence.

Which events are free?

1 of the coming CPE events in San Jose are free or free for members, listed below, and most online sessions are free.

How do I keep track of the hours?

Subscribers to The Watch get a private CPE log: mark an event attended from the email or the event page and the hours, date and organizer are recorded, with a CSV export for your renewal.