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Why CyberSat 2026 Matters
Most cybersecurity conferences treat space and satellite security as a footnote. CyberSat 2026 is the entire conversation. 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 to share intelligence, stress-test defenses, and build the relationships that make the sector more resilient.
Now in its 10th year, CyberSat has become the defining annual event for space cybersecurity: the place where policy gets made, threats get named, and the community gets stronger.
November 2–5, 2026
Reston & Chantilly, VA
Unclassified Program (Nov 2–3)
Hyatt Regency Reston
Classified Program (Nov 4–5)
The Aerospace Corporation SCIF · TS/SCI · NOFORN
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. This is the room where the sector’s trust networks are built and maintained year over year. Now in its 10th year, this is the event the community returns to.
- → 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 reputation for candor that few conferences match. Speakers share real incidents, real threat intelligence, and real failures. Not sanitized case studies. Whether unclassified or in the SCIF, attendees leave knowing more than they did when they arrived. It’s why senior officials from the NSA, NRO, Space Force, and CISA return as speakers and attendees year after year.
- → At CyberSat 2025, the NRO publicly discussed a national cyber program for the first time
- → Real-world incident analysis, nation-state TTPs, and classified briefings in the SCIF
- → Government officials discuss operational programs rarely addressed in open forums
Both tracks run November 2–3 at the Hyatt Regency Reston. The Technology, Threats & Solutions (TTS) track delivers hands-on technical depth for practitioners. The Business, Policy & Partnerships (BPP) track covers the strategic, policy, and geopolitical forces shaping space cybersecurity — including the confirmed sessions below.
- → AI Agents, Autonomous Threats, and the Security of Space Systems
- → Space CISOs on AI, Geopolitics, and Securing 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
- → AI-enabled attack and defense for space systems
- → Red and blue team exercises
- → Zero trust architecture for space
- → Orbital cyber defense and anomaly detection
- → Vulnerability research and on-orbit security
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 real intelligence briefings, classified incident analysis, nation-state attribution, and operational discussions that cannot happen in an open forum. This is one of the only industry conferences with a dedicated classified program at an accredited facility.
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 are being weaponized against satellite networks. Nation-states are accelerating their space cyber programs. Orbital infrastructure is becoming contested territory. CyberSat’s program committee builds the agenda around what is actually happening right now — not vendor pitches, not recycled frameworks, and not sessions that could have run at any general security conference. Every session earns its place by addressing a real, current, space-specific threat or defense challenge.
- → AI agents as attack vectors against satellite and mission systems
- → Securing orbital data centers and in-space compute workloads
- → Iranian cyber activity and geopolitical pressure on multi-orbit architectures
- → Golden Dome, national cyber programs, and evolving U.S. space defense posture
- → Space CISO perspectives on cybersecurity-by-design and contested domain operations
November 3 brings a limited-capacity Tabletop Exercise hosted by Space ISAC, a scenario-driven exercise stress-testing incident response across the full space architecture. Commercial operators, government stakeholders, and intelligence community professionals work through real-world multi-vector threat scenarios together. It is the only exercise of its kind attached to a major space security conference.
November 3, 2026 · Add-on · $59 through May 29 / $99 after · Limited seats available
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
Built for the People Actually Defending Space
CyberSat brings together every stakeholder responsible for securing the space domain. If your work touches space and cybersecurity intersects with it, this is your event.
Government, Military & Intelligence
U.S. Space Force · DoD · NSA · NRO · DIA · CISA · DARPA · CIA · Allied intelligence partners · Congressional staff
Security Executives
CISOs · CIOs · CTOs · VPs of Security · Chief Security Engineers
Cyber & Space Engineers
Security architects · Systems engineers · Cleared cyber operators · Vulnerability researchers · R&D
AI & Technology Practitioners
AI/ML security researchers · Autonomous systems engineers · Ground segment tech leads · AI integration teams
Commercial Satellite Operators
LEO/GEO/MEO operators · Ground segment teams · Mission assurance leads
Intelligence & Policy Professionals
Intelligence analysts · Acquisition professionals · Policy leads · Allied government partners
Past attendees have included experts from: NSA · NRO · DIA · U.S. Space Force · CISA · DARPA · AFRL · Space Systems Command · National Space Intelligence Center · NASA · The Aerospace Corporation · Northrop Grumman · Lockheed Martin Space · Sandia National Laboratories · MITRE · Johns Hopkins APL · Iridium · SES · Booz Allen Hamilton · and many more.
Four Days. Two Programs. One Mission.
CyberSat 2026 spans an Unclassified Program open to all registered attendees and a separate Classified Program requiring TS/SCI clearance.
November 2–3, 2026
- BPP Track: AI threats, geopolitics, space CISOs, orbital infrastructure security
- TTS Track: hands-on technical depth, red/blue team, zero trust, anomaly detection
- Government keynotes from DoD, Space Force, and the IC
- Space ISAC Tabletop Exercise add-on (November 3, limited seats)
- Networking receptions, roundtables, and peer exchanges
November 4–5, 2026
- Intelligence briefings and classified incident analysis
- Nation-state TTPs and threat attribution at the classified level
- Operational lessons from active space cyber defense programs
- Closed-door sessions for cleared government, military, and IC professionals
- Registered separately · TS/SCI clearance with NOFORN required
Why a General Cyber Conference Isn’t Enough
Space systems operate under a completely different threat model, regulatory environment, and operational reality. General cybersecurity conferences don’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 content | ✓ Core 2026 agenda topic | — Generic, not space-specific |
| TS/SCI classified programming | ✓ 2-day SCIF program | — Not available |
| Space Force & Intelligence Community engagement | ✓ Regular speakers, briefers, and attendees | — Occasional at best |
| On-orbit and ground segment security content | ✓ Core agenda focus | — Not addressed |
| Space ISAC community participation | ✓ Integrated throughout | — Not present |
| Commercial operator peer community | ✓ The room is the community | — Fragmented, incidental |
Launch Rates Expire May 29
November 2–5, 2026 · Reston & Chantilly, VA · The 10th Annual Edition