Themes & Topics
14-16 October 2026 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Join us at Australia's Premier Cyber Security Conference and be part of the conversation shaping the future of our industry.
2026 Event Theme
Empowered Together
This year's theme recognises that true resilience comes from collaboration.
When industry, government, academia, and practitioners unite to share knowledge, we become stronger and better prepared to face an increasingly complex threat landscape.
Themes & Topics
Empowered together
Cyber security is a team sport. CyberCon 2026 brings together six content themes spanning technical practice, leadership, policy, and culture, all united by one purpose: a stronger, more secure Australia.
Building Secure Technology
- Secure Architecture and System Design
- Software and Application Security
- Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
- Data Protection, Cryptography and Long-Horizon Confidentiality Risk
- Supply Chain, Dependency and Provenance Risk
- Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
- Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Transition Planning
Running Secure Operations
- Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
- Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
- Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
- Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management
- Automation, Orchestration and Operational Resilience
- Algorithmic Decision Risk in Detection and Response
- Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security
People, Culture and Workforce
- Human Risk, Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
- Security Culture and Behavioural Change
- Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
- Professional Practice, Ethics and Standards
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Wellbeing, Burnout and Retention
- Human–Machine Teaming and Skill Displacement Risk
- Ethical Boundaries of AI Use in Cyber Work
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
- Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
- Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
- Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
- Crisis Leadership and Executive Response
- Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
- Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Law, Policy and Global Power
- Cyber Law, Regulation and Compliance
- Privacy, Surveillance and Civil Liberties
- National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
- Public Policy, Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
- International Norms, Standards and Cooperation
- Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability
- Digital Sovereignty
Hacking, Red Teaming
- Initial Access and Exploitation
- Post-Exploitation and Red Team Operations
- Cloud, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Attacks
- Social Engineering, Physical and Hardware Attacks
- AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
- Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Secure your place at cybercon 2026
Register now and save! Discount ends Wednesday 30 September 2026.
