The Only Event Built to Defend the Space Domain
Four days. Every voice that matters. The intelligence, relationships, and operational clarity you can’t get anywhere else.
Register Now, Early Bird Expires August 21A Decade Defending the Space Domain.
Space and satellite security is a niche that most cybersecurity conferences can only touch on. CyberSat 2026 is dedicated to it entirely. For four days each November, the operators, engineers, AI researchers, intelligence professionals, military officials, and executives actively defending the space domain gather in one place.
Now in its 10th year, CyberSat is where policy gets made, threats get named, and the sector gets stronger. The community returns because the intelligence is real, the speakers say things that can’t be said elsewhere, and the classified program goes further than anything available in an open forum.
No product pitches. No recycled frameworks. Just mission-critical exchange with the people who are actually defending live systems.
The Most Senior Voices in Space Cybersecurity
70+ speakers at CyberSat 2025 alone. The leaders below represent the caliber of intelligence, candor, and operational depth you can expect in the room.
“CyberSat is a must-attend event. Finally, a group that understands the convergence of space and cyber and has speakers who will say the quiet parts out loud.”
Paul Maguire · CEO, Knowmadics
Four Days. Three Things That Change How You Work.
Every year, the community leaves CyberSat with something they couldn’t get from a report, a briefing, or any other conference in the calendar.
Intelligence You Can Act On
Practitioner-sourced threat intelligence on adversary TTPs targeting satellite networks, ground segments, and mission operations. Real incidents. Real attribution. Real lessons.
- Nation-state TTPs across LEO, MEO, and GEO environments
- AI-driven attack methods against space command and control
- Classified threat analysis for TS/SCI-cleared attendees
The Relationships That Matter
The trust networks in this sector are built at CyberSat. The cleared contractor who becomes your incident response partner. The program manager who picks up the phone. The CISO who faced the same problem last year.
- Government, military, and intelligence community professionals
- Commercial satellite operators and prime contractors
- AI/ML security researchers and vulnerability researchers
Operational Clarity
Leave knowing what actually happened in the sector last year, what the IC is focused on, and what your organization needs to do differently. Two tracks deliver the depth — technical and strategic — to act on it the week you return.
- Hands-on technical depth: zero trust, AI defense, anomaly detection
- Policy and geopolitical context from DoD and IC leadership
- BPP and TTS tracks tailored to role and discipline
What You Can’t Get Anywhere Else
CyberSat is where the space cybersecurity community actually assembles — government, military, intelligence community, AI and cyber practitioners, commercial operators, and cleared contractors. The relationships built here don’t happen on Zoom. Now in its 10th year, this is the event the sector returns to annually.
- U.S. Space Force, NSA, NRO, DIA, CISA, DARPA, and allied intelligence partners
- CISOs, security architects, vulnerability researchers, and AI/ML security practitioners
- Commercial satellite operators, prime contractors, and launch providers
- Acquisition professionals, policy leads, and congressional staff
CyberSat has a decade-long reputation for candor. Speakers share real incidents, real threat intelligence, and real failures — not sanitized case studies. At CyberSat 2025, the NRO publicly discussed a national cyber program for the first time. The classified program goes further still.
- Real-world incident analysis and nation-state TTPs not shared elsewhere
- Government officials discuss operational programs rarely addressed in open forums
- Classified briefings in the SCIF for cleared professionals
Both tracks run November 2–3 at the Hyatt Regency Reston. The TTS track delivers hands-on technical depth for practitioners and engineers. The BPP track covers the strategic, policy, and geopolitical forces shaping space cybersecurity.
- AI Agents, Autonomous Threats, and the Security of Space Systems
- Space CISOs on AI, Geopolitics, and Multi-Orbit Architectures
- Orbital Data Centers and In-Space Compute
- Golden Dome and the Future of U.S. Space Security
- DHS Resources for Cyber-Resilient Space Systems
- Trust by Design: Hardware Roots of Trust and In-Orbit Recovery
- Cyber Warfare 2031: Space, AI, and Multi-Domain Conflict
- Testing Cyber Resilience Before Launch: NOS3 and CryptoLib
Days 3 and 4 move to The Aerospace Corporation’s SCIF in Chantilly, VA. TS/SCI-cleared government, military, and intelligence community professionals gain access to intelligence briefings, classified incident analysis, and operational discussions that cannot happen in an open forum.
November 4–5, 2026 · The Aerospace Corporation SCIF · Chantilly VA · TS/SCI · NOFORN · Registered separately
The threat landscape has changed faster in the last 18 months than in the previous five years combined. AI agents as attack vectors. Orbital data centers as a new infrastructure layer. Golden Dome reshaping national space security architecture. The CyberSat program committee builds the agenda around what is actually happening right now.
- AI agents as attack vectors against satellite and mission systems
- Securing orbital data centers and in-space compute workloads
- Golden Dome, national cyber programs, and evolving U.S. space defense posture
- Space CISO perspectives on cybersecurity-by-design in contested domain operations
November 3 brings a limited-capacity Tabletop Exercise hosted by Space ISAC. Commercial operators, government stakeholders, and intelligence community professionals work through real-world multi-vector threat scenarios. A $99 add-on with very limited seats.
November 3, 2026 · Add-on · $99 · Limited seats · Learn more →
Heard at CyberSat
“If you work in this specific niche area and can only attend one conference, CyberSat is definitely the one to choose.”Matt Matthews · Principal Security Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton
“CyberSat is a must-attend event. Finally, a group that understands the convergence of space and cyber and has speakers who will say the quiet parts out loud.”Paul Maguire · CEO & Founder, Knowmadics
“I have been attending CyberSat since its first introduction and each year the conference gets better. The thoughtful insight and thought leadership is spot on.”David Foluke · Systems Architect, Lanteris Space Systems
Four Days. Two Programs. One Mission.
An Unclassified Program open to all registered attendees and a separate Classified Program for TS/SCI-cleared professionals. More sessions are being confirmed.
November 2–3, 2026
Confirmed sessions include:
BPP, Business, Policy & Partnerships- AI Agents, Autonomous Threats, and the Security of Space Systems
- Space CISOs on AI, Geopolitics, and Multi-Orbit Architectures
- Orbital Data Centers and In-Space Compute: Securing the Next Infrastructure Layer
- Golden Dome, the National Cyber Program, and the Future of U.S. Space Security
- Eight concurrent roundtable discussions
- DHS Resources for Cyber-Resilient Space Systems: Open-Source Intrusion Detection
- Trust by Design: Hardware Roots of Trust and In-Orbit Recovery
- Cyber Warfare 2031: Space, AI, and the Future of Multi-Domain Conflict
- Testing Cyber Resilience Before Launch: NOS3 and CryptoLib
- Securing AI-Enabled Space Systems: IEEE P3536, CSA AICM, CCM, and SSRM
November 4–5, 2026
Confirmed sessions include:
- Jeffrey Wiemeri, PhD · Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia’s Space Cyber Program - Ulf Lindqvist, PhD · SRI International
Autonomous On-Board Cyber Threat Response and Recovery - Paul de Naray · The Aerospace Corporation
Granular Cyber Effects Analysis for Space Ground Systems - Dan Trujillo · Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Next-Generation of Cybersecure and Resilient Satellites - Invited agencies: NSA, NRO, CISA, Space Systems Command, MITRE, and more
Why a General Cyber Conference Isn’t Enough
Space systems operate under a completely different threat model, regulatory environment, and operational reality. A general cybersecurity conference doesn’t account for that.
| What matters to you | CyberSat 2026 | General Cyber Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Space-specific threat intelligence | ✓ Every session, every track | Rarely discussed |
| AI and autonomous systems security | ✓ Core 2026 agenda topic | Generic, not space-specific |
| TS/SCI classified programming | ✓ 2-day SCIF program | Not available |
| Space Force & IC engagement | ✓ Regular speakers and attendees | Occasional at best |
| On-orbit and ground segment security | ✓ Core agenda focus | Not addressed |
| Space ISAC community participation | ✓ Integrated throughout | Not present |
| Commercial operator peer community | ✓ The room is the community | Fragmented, incidental |
Early Bird Expires August 21
November 2–5, 2026 · Reston & Chantilly, VA · The 10th Annual Edition