The IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (IEEE CNS) is a conference series in the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) core conference portfolio and the only ComSoc conference focusing solely on cybersecurity. IEEE CNS provides a premier forum for security researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and users to exchange ideas, techniques, and tools, raise awareness, and share experiences related to all practical and theoretical aspects of cybersecurity. Topics of interest encompass all practical and theoretical aspects of communications and network security, from the physical layer to the network layer to the variety of applications reliant on a secure communication substrate.

by IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)
IEEE CNS 2026 is the 14th edition of the IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security, held in Newark, Delaware, USA. Newark offers a scenic college-town setting with access to parks, nature trails, and nearby outdoor attractions, alongside convenient connections to major East Coast cities. The conference seeks original high-quality technical papers from academia, government, and industry on all practical and theoretical aspects of communications and network security.