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.
The event featured the new AI Summit and Financial Services Summit, 43 Briefings, four days of deeply technical hands-on Trainings, 10 Sponsored Sessions, and 53 in-person tool demos at Black Hat Arsenal.
For a look at the event, make sure to check out our highlight reel below.
Additional event highlights included:
Keynotes: This year's event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Edward Chen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore; and the second Keynote was presented by Bunnie Huang, founder of Bunnie Studios.
Image features the opening Keynote presentation from Black Hat Asia 2025.
Summits: On Wednesday, April 2, the event featured a full day of Summit content, including the inaugural AI Summit at Black Hat Asia and the inaugural Black Hat Financial Services Summit.
Image features Speakers presenting during the AI Summit at Black Hat Asia 2025.
Business Hall: This year's Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than 45 of the industry's leading cybersecurity solution providers. The Business Hall also featured areas for attendee, vendor, and community engagement, including Exhibitor Booths, Startup City, Black Hat Arsenal, Sponsored Sessions, Bricks & Picks, the Community Program, Networking Lounges, and more.
Image features attendees entering the Business Hall at Black Hat Asia 2025.
Image features attendees at Bricks & Picks during Black Hat Asia 2025.
Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition: New for 2025, the Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition debuted at Black Hat Asia. The Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition is a pitch competition for cybersecurity startup companies to present their products and solutions in front of a live audience at Black Hat. Finalists included Evren, FireTail, ProjectDiscovery, and VulnCheck. On April 3, ProjectDiscovery was announced as the winner.
Career Quest: Newly launched at Black Hat Asia as part of Black Hat's Professional Development pilot program within the wider Community Program, Career Quest was a gamified experience designed to make learning, collaboration, and career growth both engaging and competitive. Attendees were invited to participate in a Capture the Flag (CTF)-style challenge with hands-on exercises in key career development areas, including skills gap analysis, resume refinement, mock interviews, and more.
Scholarships: As a way to introduce the next generation of security professionals to the Black Hat community, Black Hat Asia awarded 63 complimentary Briefings passes to students who successfully completed a rigorous application process.
For the full list of Black Hat Asia 2025 Sponsors, click HERE.
Our official press release can also be found HERE.
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