TORONTO, September 3, 2025 – SecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the release of its content lineup for SecTor 2025. The live, in-person event will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto from September 30 to October 2. The event will feature over 45 Briefings hand selected by the SecTor Advisory Board, a full day of Summits, over 35 Sponsored Sessions, and 40 Arsenal tool demos.
As part of the Black Hat global cybersecurity events portfolio, SecTor provides an unmatched opportunity for the Canadian cybersecurity community to convene each year.
On October 1 and October 2, attendees will gain insight into the latest cybersecurity risks, developments, and trends through Briefings presentations.
Briefings highlights include:
Hack_Canada.exe --v 4 --scan "Measuring Government Cybersecurity Posture: 5 Years of Attack Surface Analysis in Canada" – This talk will cover findings from the Hackfest community's fourth assessment of the current state of government cybersecurity in Canada, revealing critical vulnerabilities including misconfigured HTTPS sites, legacy systems, and websites susceptible to basic attacks. Researchers will demonstrate how cybersecurity remains a low priority in the protection of citizens' data and critical infrastructures across multiple levels of government.
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) (Disinformation 2.0) - How Patterns of Behaviour in the Information Environment Threaten or Attack Organizations' Values, Procedures and Political Processes – This talk will examine how foreign information manipulation operations have evolved in recent years as the result of increasing global interconnectivity via social media, the internet at large, and further technological advancements. The researcher will share practical lessons to help organizations prepare for these narrative attacks, identified by the World Economic Forum as the number one global threat.
Proof of Personhood? AI, Deepfakes, and the Next Evolution of Digital Identity Verification – This talk will dive into the rapidly expanding chasm between traditional identity verification methods (multifactor authentication [MFA], biometric scans, etc.) and the emerging threat landscape driven by generative AI. Researchers will compare leading-edge solutions, assess where verification technology is failing in high-stakes use cases (banking, healthcare, government portals), and explore what the future of "personhood-as-a-service" might look like.
Business Hall passes, or Business passes, are currently available for the 2025 event. The Business Hall showcases the latest products and technologies from leading cybersecurity solution providers and will take place on October 1 and October 2. Business passes provide access to the Keynotes, Arsenal, Sponsored Sessions, Bricks & Picks, and more. A SecTor 2025 Briefings or Business pass is required for access to the Business Hall.
This year's Black Hat Arsenal at SecTor 2025 will take place on October 1 and October 2. Black Hat Arsenal brings together researchers and the cybersecurity community to showcase and demonstrate their latest open-source tools and products in a conversational environment where presenters can interact with the attendees. This year's event will feature 40 in-person tool demos and three labs, spanning cloud security, exploitation and ethical hacking, reverse engineering, and more.
For registration and additional information on SecTor 2025, please visit www.blackhat.com/sector/2025.
Top Sponsors and Partners of SecTor 2025 include:
About SecTor
Since 2007, SecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, has brought relevant, engaging, and reputable content for the benefit of the Canadian cybersecurity community. As one of the global events in Black Hat’s portfolio, SecTor provides an unmatched opportunity for security professionals to connect with their peers and learn from their mentors. For more information on SecTor, please visit www.blackhat.com/sector.
About Black Hat
Black Hat is the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series. Founded in 1997, these annual, multi-day events provide attendees with the latest in cybersecurity research, development, and trends. Driven by the needs of the community, Black Hat events showcase content directly from the community through Briefings presentations, Trainings courses, Summits, and more. As the event series where all career levels and academic disciplines convene to collaborate, network, and discuss the cybersecurity topics that matter most to them, attendees can find Black Hat events in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.blackhat.com.
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