The 18th International Conference on Cyber Conflict, "Securing Tomorrow," held on May 26-29, 2026, in Tallinn, addresses the critical role of cyber effects, augmented by artificial intelligence (AI), in multidomain operations. Recent events underscore cyber capabilities' importance in intelligence collection, influencing adversary morale, and shaping the operational environment for other forces.
Cyberspace acts as connective tissue for military and non-military instruments of power, necessitating actors to recalibrate cyber risk in an era of geopolitical escalation. The conference features 21 papers across legal, strategy, and technical tracks. Legal discussions cover international law in cyberspace, civilian volunteers in cyber defence, humanitarian organizations' protection, IHL compliance with military AI, and erga omnes obligations. Strategy papers explore NATO supply chain security, SME cyber preparedness, and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Research also examines cyber operations in the Iran–Israel rivalry, countering Russian electoral interference, and Ukraine as a live test case for wartime cyber operations, including software exploits, critical infrastructure data management, and DDoS attacks. Technical papers focus on leveraging AI for cyber defence, including large language models for MITRE ATT&CK, autonomous intelligent cyber agents, and hardware-centric cybersecurity for military systems.
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