PRESS RELEASE
LONDON, Dec. 20, 2023 — Black Hat, the cybersecurity trade’s most established and in-depth safety occasion sequence, at present introduced the profitable completion of the in-person element of Black Hat Europe 2023. The occasion welcomed greater than 3,600 distinctive attendees becoming a member of in-person from December 4 to December 7 at ExCeL London.
Safety professionals from 118 international locations registered to attend the occasion and expertise firsthand the most recent in analysis, improvement, and traits in data safety (InfoSec) via 40 Briefings presenting the most recent analysis and vulnerability disclosures, 4 days of deeply technical hands-on Trainings, over 50 Sponsored Classes, and 54 in-person instrument demos protecting exploitation and moral hacking, malware protection, community assaults, reverse engineering, and extra.
“The ultimate quarter of the yr continues to be a busy time for the trade and we’re appreciative of everybody who is ready to attend Black Hat Europe annually,” stated Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity Market Group at Informa Tech. “We’re happy with the turnout for Black Hat Europe 2023 and look ahead to persevering with to increase our occasions alongside our neighborhood, Companions, and Sponsors.”
Present highlights for 2023 included:
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Keynotes: The 2 Keynotes this yr included Ollie Whitehouse, Chief Expertise Officer (CTO) of the UK’s Nationwide Cyber Safety Centre (NCSC), and Joe Sullivan, CEO of Ukraine Associates.
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Briefings: Black Hat Briefings passed off on December 6 and December 7, and offered the most recent in data safety dangers, analysis, and traits on subjects protecting every part from enterprise safety, exploit improvement, reverse engineering, and extra.
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Trainings: Black Hat Trainings had been held from December 4 to December 7, and included two- and four-day, deeply technical, hands-on programs led by the data safety trade’s prime trainers and professionals. Programs coated a wide range of subjects, together with software safety (AppSec), forensics, penetration testing (pentesting), and extra. This yr’s occasion featured 13 in-person lessons and seven digital lessons.
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Enterprise Corridor: This yr’s Enterprise Corridor showcased the most recent merchandise and applied sciences from greater than 110 of the trade’s main data safety resolution suppliers. The Enterprise Corridor additionally featured areas for attendee, vendor, and neighborhood engagement via Arsenal, Sponsored Classes, Exhibitor Cubicles, Bricks & Picks, and extra.
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Arsenal: Black Hat Arsenal brings collectively researchers and the cybersecurity neighborhood to showcase and exhibit their newest open-source instruments and merchandise in a conversational surroundings the place presenters can work together with the attendees. A key element of Arsenal, the Arsenal Lab, is now featured in any respect regional occasions, and is an interactive, hands-on surroundings designed for hacking lovers of all ability ranges to find out about specialised instruments and targets which may be troublesome to entry in any other case. This yr’s occasion featured 54 in-person instrument demos and 6 labs.
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Omdia Analyst Summit: The second annual Omdia Analyst Summit at Black Hat Europe featured the trade’s main cybersecurity analysts and offered attendees with actionable insights, modern approaches, and a complete understanding of the elements that affect cybersecurity outcomes for organizations throughout the European panorama.
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Group Program: The Group Program included periods that inspired collaboration amongst attendees and presenters via discussions of present points impacting the cybersecurity neighborhood. Subjects coated inclusion, psychological well being, cyber coverage, and extra.
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Scholarships: As a method to introduce the subsequent technology of safety professionals to the Black Hat neighborhood, Black Hat Europe awarded 108 complimentary Briefings passes. Black Hat holds its personal annual Scholar Scholarship packages, and companions with a wide range of associations on extra scholarship alternatives.
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Community Operations Middle (NOC): The Black Hat Community Operations Middle (NOC) offered a excessive safety, excessive availability community in an intensely demanding surroundings. Every year, the hand-selected NOC group meets earlier than Black Hat Europe to include the most recent infrastructure and safety options right into a workable community design. Black Hat attendees could then go to the NOC for a glimpse into this state-of-the-art community.
Prime Sponsors and Companions of Black Hat Europe 2023 embody:
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Diamond Sponsors: Axonius, Bionic, KnowBe4, NCC Group, Snyk, ThreatLocker, and Carbon Black.
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Platinum Sponsors: Appdome, Claroty, GitHub, INCIBE, Synopsys, and Upwind Safety.
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Sustaining Companions: Armis, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, KnowBe4, ManageEngine, Qualys, SentinelOne, Sophos, Sysdig, and Pattern Micro.
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International Companions: Adaptive Protect, Akamai, ARCON, Binalyze, Bugcrowd, Carbon Black, Distinction Safety, Corellium, CYBER RANGES, DataDome, INE, KnowBe4, Microsoft, Snyk, Sonar, Swimlane, Synopsys, Varonis, and Veracode.
For extra data on Black Hat occasions, please go to https://www.blackhat.com.
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About Black Hat
For over 25 years, Black Hat has offered attendees with the very newest in data safety analysis, improvement, and traits. These high-profile international occasions and trainings are pushed by the wants of the safety neighborhood, striving to deliver collectively the very best minds within the trade. Black Hat evokes professionals in any respect profession ranges, encouraging development and collaboration amongst academia, world-class researchers, and leaders in the private and non-private sectors. Black Hat Briefings and Trainings are held yearly in america, Canada, Europe, Center East and Africa, and Asia. Extra data is obtainable at: blackhat.com. Black Hat is delivered to you by Informa Tech.
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