Cyber Beacon (National Defense University) 2025

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“University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute (GNSI)” is excited to partner with Cyber Beacon 2025, one of the nation’s leading cybersecurity and national security events, hosted by the College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) at the U.S. National Defense University (NDU)

This will be the first time CIC is holding its flagship cybersecurity conference outside the nation’s capital, working with GNSI and the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida) to host the 12th annual Cyber Beacon conference at the University of South Florida.

WHEN: October 16, 2025
WHERE: Marshall Student Center
VENUE: Oval Theater
COST: Free to Attend (In-person or Virtual)

Cyber Beacon 2025 will convene leading voices from the U.S. military, allied defense institutions, government agencies, academia, and the private sector to explore cutting-edge developments in cyber strategy, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems. Through keynote addresses and panel discussions, the conference will examine AI as a strategic advantage, the evolution of cybercrime, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies in national defense. For the complete agenda, click here.

NDU is the nation’s leading national security university and this will be the first time in the university’s history that CIC will host Cyber Beacon outside of Washington, DC.

Hosting the event at USF couldn’t happen at a better time, as Cyber Beacon 2025 will cap off an important week for the Tampa Bay region. On October 13-15, the inaugural CyberBay 2025 will also be held in downtown Tampa, bringing together even more of the world’s leading cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and national security experts

Registration for Cyber Beacon 2025 will be required but there is no cost to attend. A complete lineup of speakers will be announced in the near future.”

REGISTER HERE.