ACoD: A Conference on Defense 2025

September 10-11, 2025

Appian HQ Conference Center, 7950 Jones Branch Dr McLean, VA 22102

ACoD is a working conference, with tracks that explore various investigations, case studies, and defense tools on the operations side while philosophically pushing the boundaries of security science on the other. We’ve crafted ACoD with two key goals in mind:

1. Push the Art to a Science: We aim to foster a space where security methodologies are shared systematically and consistently, turning our diverse collection of professionals into a unified professional discipline. We discuss, model, and advance security concepts to facilitate this evolution.

2. Glorify the Defense: While many conferences focus on attack strategies, ACoD chooses to spotlight the defenders. We welcome operational talks on defense, offering attendees actionable tools, techniques, and ideas to apply in their own environments.

Tickets are only $50, and we welcome donations to keep the event going for years to come!

Information on the venue and hotels are available here: https://acod.io/schedule/

Thank you,

The ACOD Team