Black Hat Trainings serve as a platform to equip individuals and organizations with the most essential and cutting-edge cybersecurity training courses available. At Black Hat Trainings, students will take part in technical courses covering a wide array of ever-evolving subjects and tactics within the threat landscape.
A student at Black Hat can expect to find in-depth, hands-on courses on cloud security, penetration testing, hardware security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and more. Each course is carefully selected by the Black Hat Trainings Review Board to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills on the latest tools and techniques to protect the world from continually advancing threats.
All courses include digital certificates of completion and provide Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits to further students’ careers and education as cybersecurity practitioners.
Black Hat offers a proficiency exam that provides a 3-year certification to validate your expertise and demonstrate your professional competency.
To ensure flexibility and accessibility, Black Hat offers live in-person, live online, and self-paced On-Demand Trainings throughout the year, allowing students to learn at their own pace from anywhere in the world. Black Hat’s self-paced courses provide the same high-quality content as in-person training, with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios designed to strengthen one’s skills in cybersecurity.
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Upcoming Events
Learn more about upcoming Trainings events below:
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Black Hat Trainings Australia
June 16 - July 2, 2026 -
Black Hat USA
August 1-6, 2026 -
Black Hat Europe
December 7-10, 2026
Trainings Selections
Call for Trainings precede registration launching for regional Black Hat events (Asia, USA, Europe). Instructors interested in teaching at a Black Hat event are invited to submit a course proposal for consideration.
2-day and 4-day course formats are currently accepted in a number of security topics. For more details on Call for Trainings, visit here.
All Call For Trainings submissions are reviewed by The Black Hat Trainings Review Board; a panel of distinguished cyber security professionals with expertise across a variety of disciplines.
CPEs, Certificates, and Exam Certificates
Those who are certified through ISC2 and CompTIA can earn 16 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits for attending two-day Trainings and 32 CPE credits for four-day Trainings.
Black Hat does not maintain records of earned CPE credits. However, at the end of your Trainings course, you will receive a digital certificate of completion that you can share to attest to your course completion. Digital credentials provide a more sustainable, verifiable and secure pathway for Black Hat Training attendees to share their achievements.
Black Hat's proficiency exam provides a 3-year certification that validates your expertise and demonstrates your professional competency.
For more details, visit blackhat.com/certificates
