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The Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition, a pitch competition for cybersecurity startup companies to present their products and solutions in front of a live audience at Black Hat, is returning for Black Hat USA 2025. Startup companies across the globe submitted their applications between April 16 and June 11, and after the judges carefully reviewed all the entries, four finalists have now been selected. Read More
As part of Summit Day, taking place on Tuesday, August 5, one day ahead of the main days of Black Hat USA 2025, the Financial Services Summit will now be included as part of the available Summit programming. The full event week will run Saturday, August 2 through Thursday, August 7. Read More
The Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition, a pitch competition for cybersecurity startup companies to present their products and solutions in front of a live audience at Black Hat, has officially returned for Black Hat USA 2025. This year, Black Hat USA will take place August 2 to August 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read More
While Black Hat Trainings are known to offer a variety of 2- and 4-day live Trainings, available through both in-person and virtual formats throughout the year, we know that the timing of these Trainings may not always align with students’ schedules. In past years, these Trainings had only taken place during Black Hat events, and so students had previously only been able to attend these Trainings during event weeks, such as during Black Hat USA, Black Hat Europe, and Black Hat Asia. Read More
While each Black Hat event offers a variety of pass types to best fit attendees’ schedules and content preferences, each event also features a separate registration path that some may not be aware of: the Black Hat Scholarship Program. Read More
Now that Black Hat Asia 2025 has successfully wrapped up and those who traveled to the event have returned back home, our team wanted to share a recap from the event. This year, the event welcomed more than 3,100 verified attendees from April 1 to April 4 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. Security professionals from 83 countries registered to attend and experience firsthand the latest in cybersecurity research, developments, and trends. Read More
There is officially less than one week until Black Hat Asia 2025, taking place April 1 to April 4 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. As you plan for event week, please feel free to review the full schedule of event programming below. In this blog, you’ll find important details on the event, including information on our Keynotes, Briefings, Trainings, Business Hall, Summits, Features, and more. Read More
The Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition, a pitch competition for cybersecurity startup companies to present their products and solutions in front of a live audience at Black Hat, recently launched at Black Hat Asia 2025. Startup companies across the region submitted their applications between January 1 and March 3, and after the judges’ recent deliberations, four finalists have now been selected. Read More
As a fundamental element of Black Hat events, Black Hat Trainings regularly kick off each event week. While some Trainings operate on a 2-day schedule, and some span the full four days of content, attendees can also find Black Hat Trainings as standalone events throughout the year, separate from the full conference programming. Read More
While we’re counting down to the first days of Black Hat Asia 2025, taking place April 1-4 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore, our team wanted to bring to your attention some of the content highlights that you can expect in the days leading up to the main days of the conference. Read More
The Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition, a pitch competition for cybersecurity startup companies to present their products and solutions in front of a live audience at Black Hat, has now officially launched for Black Hat Asia 2025. Black Hat Asia will take place April 1-4 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore, and the competition finalists will exhibit and present on April 3 and April 4, while the winner will be announced on April 3 in the Business Hall Theater A at 4:15 PM. Read More
As the first month of 2025 comes to a close, we hope this year has started off strong for everyone. Our team has already begun ramping up for our biggest event, Black Hat USA, which will take place August 2-7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read More
With the beginning of Black Hat Europe 2024 quickly approaching, there’s no better time to familiarize yourself with the event’s full schedule programming, placed below. Black Hat Europe 2024 will take place from December 9 to December 12 at the ExCeL London. In this blog, you’ll find important details on the event, including information on our Keynotes, Briefings, Trainings, Business Hall, Summits, Features, and more. Read More
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, the team at Black Hat wanted to share a few recommendations and resources to keep in mind that don’t only apply each October, but can be utilized year-round to help keep your online safety top of mind. Read More
With just one week left until SecTor 2024, please find the full schedule of event programming placed below. SecTor will take place from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto. In this blog, you’ll find information on our Keynotes, Briefings, Trainings, Business Hall, Summits, Features, and more. Read More
Members of the cybersecurity community, as well as individuals with an interest in technology, are likely aware that artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t exactly new. However, as technology continues to rapidly evolve, so does AI. So while AI itself isn’t new, there continue to be new advancements and changes within and around AI and cybersecurity that are important to recognize. Read More
With SecTor 2024 (October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre [MTCC]) quickly approaching, we wanted to take this time to bring your attention to all things SecTor, including what the name “SecTor” is shortened (or abbreviated) from, when it first began, what attendees can expect, as well as how SecTor officially became an important event in Black Hat’s global portfolio. To find out more on the history behind SecTor, be sure to read on. Read More
With less than a month until the beginning of Black Hat USA 2024, taking place from August 3 to August 8 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, please find the full schedule of event programming placed below. In this blog, you’ll find information on our Keynotes, Briefings, Trainings, Business Hall, Summits, Features, and more. Read More
As we quickly approach Black Hat USA 2024, there's no better time to share an update on the Black Hat USA 2024 Business Hall. The Business Hall showcases the latest products and technologies from leading cybersecurity solution providers, and is where attendees can speak one-on-one with solution providers, see demos, as well as ask any questions they may have about specific solutions. Read More
Last month, we published a blog post about Black Hat Trainings, but for those who may be new to our events, or even for those who are familiar with our events but would like to learn more about all the components of our programming, we look forward to sharing more about the variety of elements that come together to make Black Hat events the cybersecurity industry's most established and in-depth security event series. In addition to Trainings, another component that goes hand in hand with Black Hat event programming is that of Black Hat Briefings. Read More
Trainings are a core component of Black Hat events, but for anyone who may not have ever attended a Training course themselves, and has wondered exactly what Black Hat Trainings entail, or how they differ from the other benefits attendees can expect to receive from attending Black Hat events, please find a rundown of Black Hat Trainings placed below. Read More