CyberNI Conference 2026

NI Cyber Security Centre

The NI Cyber Security Centre, in collaboration with Socitm, is hosting the annual CyberNI Conference on Tuesday 3rd March 2026.

La Mon Hotel & Country Club

You are invited to register for the CyberNI conference.If you wish to attend any of the technical sessions, please select the appropriate registration option.Please note that registration does not guarantee attendance.Confirmation for both the CyberNI Conference and any technical sessions will be sent via email from NICSC.*Technical sessions will run concurrently with the main conference.

Agenda

Registration / Networking / Visit Exhibition Stands

Welcome & Opening Address

NCSC Keynote Speech

Main Sponsor, Acumen Cyber - Why the SOC Must Evolve

Refreshments / Networking / Visit Exhibition Stands

Thugs & Thieves - Different Types of Cyber Threats

Neurodiversity and Cybersecurity

Lunch / Networking / Visit Exhibition Stands

Inside The Blackmail Factory

Cyber Incident: inside look at a real cyber attack from an affected org

Cyber Horizons

TechFirst: Building the tech skills pipeline across the UK

Cyber Security and Resilience  (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Conference Closure

Technical Side events

AI is revolutionising cyber threats by enabling faster, stealthier, and more adaptive attacks making breach containment and blast zone reduction critical for modern cybersecurity strategies. Speakers: Paul Toye, Managing Director, Cyber Guarded & Jonathan Meehan, Technical Director, Cyber Guarded

Cyber Guarded - The Evolving AI-Induced Cyber Threat Landscape

The last few years has seen large shifts in attacker tradecraft, from primarily targeting user endpoints to targeting internet-connected network appliances and identity. Modern identity is highly complex, and in many cases attackers are more adept at navigating it than are defenders. This talk will cover the changes in tradecraft, how modern identity attacks work, and technical assessment of the defences that can thwart them.  THERE ARE 80 SPACES AVAILABLE AT THIS SESSION. Speaker:  Senior NCSC Representative

NCSC Masterclass - Modern identity attacks need modern defences

The Cyber-AI Hub led by the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Queen’s University Belfast, is a pioneering initiative that brings together academia and industry to drive innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. This session will explore some of the technical projects and outcomes in the use of AI to improve to cyber security and the cyber security of AI models. Speaker: Dr Ihsen Alouani, Senior Lecturer, CSIT, Queen’s University Belfast

Cyber-AI Hub - CSIT/Queens University Belfast

The traditional network perimeter has vanished. In today’s cloud-ﬁrst, hybrid, and AI-driven world, identity has become the new security perimeter, and it’s having its moment of recognition. This session explores why identity is now the foundation of modern security and what organisations must do to adapt. Speaker: Tom Macartney, IT Security Consultant, Madigan Solutions


Identity: The New Security Perimeter – Why It Matters Now  Madigan Solutions

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CyberNI Conference 2026

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Location

La Mon Hotel & Country Club

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Agenda

Registration / Networking / Visit Exhibition Stands

Welcome & Opening Address

NCSC Keynote Speech