Senior Strategic Insight

We facilitate discussion between senior strategic leaders, like in this keynote by Admiral Mike Rogers (Commander of US Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency).
Enabling Interaction

Our conferences are designed to allow our students and others the opportunity to interact directly with senior strategic leaders. Here, Special Forces Colonel Pat Duggan asks a Cyber Beacon presenter a question. Colonel Duggan was later selected to work at the National Security Council (NSC).
Networking and Collaboration

Our conferences allow attendees to get involved in creative collaboration sessions to design solutions to real-world probems. Here, Dr. Cj Horn (Retired Colonel) leads a table discussion during Cyber Beacon.
Connecting Dots

We bring together leaders and experts from across the national security community, including those within government and beyond. Here, leaders from DISA, Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon, and beyond discuss challenges in Cyber Beacon 2017.
National Leadership

We work closely with national leaders, experts, and commissions. Here, Dr. Lynne Parker (Assistant Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) opens a session discussing AI.
World Class Experts

We bring together the world's leading experts in various fields. Here, cyber law expert Thomas Wingfield, Esq. (then Acting Chancellor of CIC, who then became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Cyber Policy) speaks at Cyber Beacon.
Leading in Education

Cyber Beacon forges relationships between educators, students, and administrators. Here, Dr. Cassandra C. Lewis (right, who was then Acting Dean of Academic Affairs and then became CIC Acting Chancellor) moderates a panel including educational leaders from the NSA, CIC, and Joint Staff.
Interagency Partnerships

We highlight perspectives from across the national security community. Here, the US Cyber Command J7, a US Coast Guard Rear Admiral, discusses the DHS role in cyber at Cyber Beacon.
Dynamic Interaction

We design panels of experts and leaders in a way to facilitate dynamic interaction and useful insights to emerge. Here, Retired Rear Admiral Jan Hamby (CIC Chancellor, center) leads a panel discussion of senior cyber leaders including the first CISO of the Federal Government, Retired Brig Gen Greg Touhill.
A Venue for Strategic Leadership

We bring together leaders and experts from across the national security community who are interested in information and cyberspace. Here, the Commander of Army Cyber Command addresses the audience of Cyber Beacon 2019.

Cyber Beacon 2021
The Impacts of a Global Pandemic

On 9 December 2021, the National Defense University's College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) hosted its 8th annual Cyber Beacon Conference (CB 2021).

Our College's annual flagship conference brings together experts and leaders from across the national security community, private sector, and academia to discuss the most pressing issues concerning cyberspace, information, and national security. You can find links to past conferences on our site under the "events" dropdown tab. The 2021 conference theme was "The Impacts of a Global Pandemic".

CB 2021 was held on Thursday the 9th of December 2021 from 9 AM to 2 PM (US eastern time). Due to the ongoing global pandemic, this event was held online. Comments are those of the respective speaker and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the US government or any other entity.

Watch most of CB 2021 on our YouTube channel here and read the Defense.gov article (National Cyber Director Unveils New Approach at Cyber War College Conference) here.