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The 12th annual Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Conference is March 11-13, 2026, in National Harbor, MD. The WiCyS conference is the premier event to RECRUIT, RETAIN and ADVANCE women in cybersecurity. WiCyS brings together women in cybersecurity from academia, research, government and industry.
Conference components include: Keynote Speakers, Technical Presentations, Workshops, Panels, Lightning Talks, Networking Socials, Career Growth Hub, Career Fair for organizations to hire professionals and students, Capture-the-Flag Competition, Leadership & Male Allyship Symposiums, and MORE!
Venue
The WiCyS 2026 In-Person Conference will take place from March 11-13, 2026, at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, DC area.
Venue Address
Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Registration
Registration for the WiCyS 2026 Conference opens on January 26, 2026, at 10am CT and will remain open until capacity is reached.
NOTE: Students must have a scholarship to attend WiCyS 2026. There is no open registration for students. Scholarship applications open on September 10, 2025.
Sponsorship
Elevate your organization’s profile and champion building a strong cybersecurity workforce by becoming a WiCyS 2026 Conference sponsor. To view sponsorship information, visit HERE.
As we close a year that saw cybersecurity cross the artificial intelligence Rubicon, almost everyone is “all in” on AI accelerating even greater change for the technology industry in the year ahead.
And yet, security remains an Achilles’ heel for tech advancement in fields ranging from medicine to finance and from drones delivering your groceries to autonomous taxis delivering you home.
So what will the new year bring for cyber? Will AI dominate both offensive and defensive cybersecurity in the coming year — or are we in an AI bubble that is set to burst?
This report highlights what the best companies, media sources and thought leaders in the world are saying will happen in 2026. Nevertheless, the reports, videos and charts offer far more than wishful thinking or blind predictions for holiday fun. No, these stories connect the dots to clearly articulate trends, forecasts and security themes.
Last week, in part one of “The Top 26 Security Predictions for 2026,” I covered the top 15 cyber industry company reports and offered a summary of industrywide security predictions, forecasts and trends. In part two, we will cover:
- Security Prediction Reports 16 to 26
- Five bonus reports worth a second look
- Honorable mention reports and prediction lists
- Awards for the best reports and predictions in various categories
- My final thoughts on what may be missing from these 2026 security predictions
Statista, – December 19, 2025
Many Japanese hoteliers recognise the potential benefits of AI for their business but each use case is not without a sizable subset of hoteliers who do not find it beneficial. The strongest support for AI is in fraud prevention and cybersecurity, with around 6 in 10 hoteliers recognising this area as a (very) helpful use case for AI. But even for the most popular use case, almost 1 in 5 do not find AI useful for fraud prevention.
Similarly, marketing and communication, as well as customer service, are seen as other promising areas and yet around 20% of respondents do not see AI’s value in this instance. For operational tasks – such as housekeeping schedules and staff training – accommodation managers appear more skeptical about the value AI can deliver, however even these processes have attracted.
The 2025 Japan Accommodation Barometer is the second study of hoteliers conducted by Statista in collaboration with Booking.com, surveying 260 accommodation executives and managers from across Japan. Click here to download the full report (only available in Japanese).
