Upcoming Conventions
USA 2008 Briefings & Training
August 2-7, Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, USA
This August, The Black Hat Briefings return to the venerable Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino for
another installment of the premier North American technical information security conference. Every year the lineup of
presentations helps define the security headlines for the following year and 2008 will be no exception.
With
a brand new lineup of presentations and tracks, this will be the security event of the year.
As always, your paid ticket to Black Hat Briefings includes free admission to our sister conference DEFCON.
- The Briefings Schedule is live here. Some contents may shift in the time between now and the conference, so keep an eye on this page.
- The Black Hat USA 2008 speaker list is live as well. Check out the abstracts and bios.
- Check out the Black Hat USA 2008 main page to learn more about our upcoming conference.
- Black Hat USA Training sessions are scheduled for August 2-5
- Online Registration is now open.
- Press Registration information can be found here.
- Learn more about the venue - the Caesars Palace Casino and Hotel
- Review our Sponsors and Media Partners.
Japan 2008 Briefings & Training
October 7-10, Keio Plaza Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
We're happy to announce that Black Hat is returning to Tokyo for another
Black Hat Japan in October 2008. We'll be bringing another strong lineup of
speakers and trainers and the best lineup of technical security
presentations available in Japan. We hope to see you there!
Additional information about this year's Japan event will be posted here as details develop.
Recent Conventions
Europe 2008 Briefings & Training
March 25-28, Moevenpick City Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Black Hat returned to Europe with an expanded program with four full tracks, more trainings and more intense, comprehensive presentations on the hottest topics in information security.
- Black Hat Europe Training sessions were scheduled for March 25-26
- Black Hat Europe Briefings took place March 27-28
- Learn more about the venue - the fabulous Moevenpick City Centre
- Review our Sponsors and Media Partners
- Presentations are now online from the Europe event. Watch this space for video and audio as well.
DC 2008 Briefings & Training
February 18-21, Westin DC City Center
Washington, DC USA
Black Hat DC was a great success - this year's presentations featured a strong emphasis on the areas of attacks and wireless security.
Watch this space for links to video, audio and presentations as they come online.
- Black Hat DC Training sessions were scheduled for February 18-19
- Black Hat DC Briefings took place February 20-21
- Review our Sponsors and Media Partners
- Presentations are now online from the DC event. Watch this space for video and audio as well.
Recent Headlines
Listen to Black Hat Webinar No. 1 Now
Wed July 2 19:31:54 2008
Our first webcast is now online. If you couldn't be there live, this is your opportunity to preview some of the presentations going on at Black Hat USA 2008.
The webcast audio is located here
The powerpoint presentation is located here
If you'd like to be alerted about our next webcast, please sign up to our notification list
Black Hat Webcast Mailing List
Mon June 30 21:43:44 2008Our first webcast went very well - over 500 of you joined us. We're going to try to do these at least monthly from now on, so if you want to know when the next Black Hat webcast is happening, you can subscribe to our Webcast Mailing List by sending an email to subscribe-webcasts@blackhat.com.
Another way to keep in touch with us is to join the Black hat Twitter feed - we'll announce all upcoming events and activities there. To subscribe, head on over to our Twitter page
Black Hat Speakers in the News: Mark Dowd 'Obliterates' Vista Security
Thu June 25 13:54:25 2008The headline is pretty sensationalistic, but we're always happy to see the tech press recognizing the importance of upcoming Black Hat talks. In an online article for ZDNet.com.au, Mark's talk is referenced and
although Mark doesn't say anything nearly as inflammatory as the title, we encourage you to check out his talk at BH USA 2008, since obliteration of a major OS is bound to make some news.
More Pwnie Awards News
Thu Jun 19 19:40:08 2008The fine folks who bring you the Pwnie awards are currently accepting nominations in 9 award categories, including the ever-popular Pwnie for Most Overhyped Bug and Pwnie for Mass Ownage. Two of the
categories for this year are new: Pwnie for Most Epic FAIL and a Lifetime
Achievement Award for hackers over 30.
The nominations will be open until July 14 and the list of nominees will be
published shortly thereafter.
The Pwnie awards will be held at BH USA 08 - to learn more about their plans or to nominate someone yourself, head over to their site.
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Featured Audio
Sneak Preview Webcast
hosted by Jeff Moss
Black Hat USA 2008
Black Hat's very first webcast provides a glimpse into several of the hot talks planned for the USA 2008 event.
Accompanying Slides