2026 Anti-Tamper Conference

The 2026 Anti-Tamper Conference, themed "Securing Tomorrow Today: 25 Years of Anti-Tamper Resilience," is hosted by the DoD Anti-Tamper Executive Agent. It aims to celebrate 25 years of Anti-Tamper (AT) resilience and address current and future challenges in safeguarding innovations and protecting progress. The conference invites submissions and discussions on a broad spectrum of AT topics relevant to the development, evaluation, and management of systems with AT requirements. Focus areas include leveraging Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) microelectronics in AT solutions, integrating AT across the acquisition lifecycle, confronting the rising threat of reverse engineering, and fortifying hardware security with next-generation microelectronics, AI & ML, and space domain applications. The event brings together defense industry leaders, government experts, and technology innovators to share insights, strategies, and success stories. It also emphasizes overcoming barriers to deliver essential capabilities to servicemen and women and designing for exportability to empower allies and coalition partners.