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From 2012 through 2020, Black Hat's Latest Intel provided inside information on the latest discoveries, breaking content, speaker selections, schedules, contests, and in general, all things Black Hat.

2020
- October 27 Highlights of Black Hat Asia 2020
- August 19 Highlights of Black Hat USA 2020
- July 31 Black Hat USA Keynotes Reveal Cybersecurity Challenges of Democratic Elections
- July 29 Don't Miss Out On Practical Cybersecurity Training
- July 27 Brush Up On The Latest Hacks At Next Week's Black Hat USA
- July 24 Keep On Top of the Latest Hardware & Firmware Attacks
- July 22 Learn How Public Opinion Gets Hacked Ahead of the 2020 Elections
- July 20 Black Hat USA Keynote Addresses Election Security During A Pandemic
- July 17 Study the Latest Cryptographic Techniques in Cybersecurity
- July 16 Fast Chat with Marina Krotofil
- July 16 Fast Chat with Mitchell Parker
- July 15 Master the Latest Malware Strategies & Defenses
- July 13 Learn the Latest IoT Security Tricks & Vulnerabilities
- July 10 Master the Human Element of Cybersecurity
- July 8 Black Lives Matter Initiatives Update
- July 8 Stay on the Cutting Edge of Mobile Security
- July 3 Fast Chat with Bill Demirkapi
- July 3 Level Up Your Kubernetes Security Skills
- July 3 Fast Chat with Sumit "Sid" Siddharth
- July 1 Election Security Threats
- June 29 New Cyber-Physical Systems Briefings
- June 25 Fast Chat with Matthieu Suiche
- June 25 Fast Chat with Daniel Cuthbert
- June 24 Fast Chat with Justine Bone
- June 24 Fast Chat with Matt Devost
- June 23 Fast Chat with Laura Tich & Evelyn Kilel
- June 22 Fast Chat with James Kettle
- June 22 Fast Chat with Sheila A. Berta
- June 18 Cyber Threats in Turbulent Times
- June 8 Black Lives Matter
- May 27 Virtual Black Hat USA Offers Unparalleled Access to Expert Security Insights
- April 22 Black Hat Las Vegas 2020 COVID-19 Update
- April 1 Reminder: The Black Hat USA 2020 Call For Papers Ends Monday!
- March 25 Black Hat YouTube Channel Offers Hundreds of Hours of Free Cybersecurity Insights
2019
- December 4 Black Hat Europe Q&A: Understanding the Ethics of Cybersecurity Journalism
- November 26 Black Hat Europe Q&A: Unveiling the Underground World of Anti-Cheats
- November 19 Black Hat Europe Q&A: Exposing The Weaknesses In Visa's Contactless Payments
- November 15 Black Hat Europe Brings A Bevy of IoT Security Insights
- November 8 Learn the Latest Exploit Techniques at Black Hat Europe Next Month
- November 7 Black Hat Europe Q&A: Hacking a '90s sports car
- November 6 Black Hat Europe Review Board Members Predict an Increase in Attacks on Hardware, ARM-Based Devices and Cyber-Physical Systems in 2020
- October 30 Black Hat Europe Brings Enterprise-Grade Cybersecurity Insights to London
- October 25 Master Next-level Cryptographic Techniques at Black Hat Europe
- October 18 Learn About the Underground World of Anti-Cheats at Black Hat Europe
- October 11 Build Your Cybersecurity Toolkit at Black Hat Europe in December
- October 7 Check Out New Cybersecurity Tools in the Black Hat Europe Arsenal
- September 30 Black Hat Europe 2019 Debuts First Sessions and Offers Early Reg Discount
- August 22 Highlights of Black Hat USA 2019
- August 7 Black Hat Q&A: Hacking a European Hotel Suite's Mobile Key Security
- August 2 Learn to Safeguard Critical Industrial Targets at Black Hat USA
- July 30 Black Hat Q&A: Cracking Apple's T2 Security Chip
- July 29 Black Hat USA 2019 Event Information
- July 26 Black Hat Q&A: Inside the Black Hat NOC
- July 24 Black Hat USA Offers Inside Look at Boeing 787 Security Flaws
- July 23 New At Black Hat USA 2019
- July 19 Crack the Defenses of iOS and other Platforms at Black Hat USA
- July 17 Master Next-Level Network Defense Techniques at Black Hat USA
- July 12 Learn the Unique Weaknesses of Apple Devices at Black Hat USA
- July 9 Black Hat USA Arsenal Serves Up A Smorgasbord of Cybersecurity Tools
- July 3 Black Hat Q&A: Understanding NSA's Quest to Open Source Ghidra
- July 1 Consumers in the Crosshairs: Professionals warn of impending U.S. election hacking and critical infrastructure compromise
- June 28 Black Hat USA's New Micro Summits Deliver Focused, Practical Security Insights
- June 27 Learn How Privacy Laws Can Be Used for Identity Theft at Black Hat USA
- June 21 Apply Military Strategy to Cybersecurity at Black Hat Trainings Virginia
- June 19 Come to Black Hat USA for the Latest Hardware Hacks
- June 17 Find Your Next Favorite Cybersecurity Tool at the Black Hat USA Arsenal
- June 14 Black Hat USA 2019 Keynote Update
- June 13 Black Hat Q&A: Defending Against Cheaper, Accessible 'Deepfake' Tech
- June 10 Black Hat USA Offers Fresh Perspectives on Enterprise Cybersecurity
- June 7 Learn the Latest Hacking Techniques at Black Hat Trainings Virginia
- May 31 Black Hat Q&A: Building Infosec Communities for Women
- May 29 Level Up Your Data Forensics Game at Black Hat USA
- May 24 Master NSA-Grade Security Tools at New Black Hat Trainings Virginia
- May 22 Learn to Hack Non-Competes & Sell 0-Days at Black Hat USA
- May 20 Black Hat Q&A: Bruce Schneier Calls For Public-Interest Technologists
- May 14 Brush Up on the Latest Security Techniques at Black Hat USA
- May 10 Bumper Crop of New Briefings Added for Black Hat USA
- April 30 Black Hat USA Offers an Inside Look at Intel's Security Engine
- April 29 Learn to Defend Against HTTP Desync Attacks at Black Hat USA
- April 23 Highlights of Black Hat Asia 2019
- March 15 Don't Miss these Intriguing Black Hat Asia Briefings
- March 14 Join Your Peers at the Black Hat Asia Executive Summit
- March 8 Sign Up Now for Practical, Hands-On Training at Black Hat Asia
- February 28 Find your New Favorite Security Tool in the Black Hat Asia Arsenal
- February 26 Come to Black Hat Asia and See the Future of Cloud Security
- February 22 Learn to Plug (or Exploit) New Vulnerabilities at Black Hat Asia
- February 20 Prep for The Next Cybersecurity Arms Race at Black Hat Asia
- February 14 Learn New Malware-Fighting Tools & Techniques at Black Hat Asia
- February 12 Black Hat Asia Business Hall Sessions Offer New Cybersecurity Insights
- February 7 Master the Latest Exploits and Security Vulnerabilities at Black Hat Asia
- February 5 Black Hat USA 2019 Offers a Boatload of New Training Opportunities
- January 24 Black Hat Asia Offers New IoT Security Tools & Tricks
- January 22 Discover New Tools for Network Testing & Defense at Black Hat Asia
- January 16 Go Hands-On with New Security Tricks at Black Hat Asia
2018
- December 26 Highlights of Black Hat Europe 2018
- November 29 Black Hat Europe: Get the Nation-State Perspective on Cybersecurity
- November 29 Black Hat Europe 2018: Know Before You Go Event Information
- November 27 See the Future of Cybersecurity at Black Hat Europe
- November 20 Black Hat Europe: Stock Up On New Security Tools and Training
- November 16 65% of security pros say Europe is due for a critical infrastructure breach
- November 16 Black Hat Europe Speaker Q&A: SoarTech's Fernando Maymi on 'Synthetic Humans'
- November 15 Learn How to Better Protect your Network at Black Hat Europe
- November 13 Sharpen Your Malware-Fighting Skills at Black Hat Europe
- November 8 The Executive Summit Returns to Black Hat Europe 2018
- November 5 Black Hat Europe London: Learn How to Unearth Critical Vulnerabilities
- October 16 Black Hat Europe Briefings Announcements
- October 11 Deep Dives: New Security Flaws in Apple and Microsoft products at Black Hat Europe
- October 9 Black Hat Europe Briefings Announcements
- October 9 Learn to Understand and Combat New Threats at Black Hat Europe
- October 4 Don't Miss the Action-Packed Arsenal Offerings at Black Hat Europe
- October 2 Sharpen Your Security Skills at Black Hat Trainings Chicago!
- September 27 Come out to Black Hat Europe and learn to use new tools (including the laws of physics) to spot and plug vulnerabilities
- September 25 Get expert insight into stopping 'deep fakes', blockchain attacks, and Win 10 vulnerabilities at Black Hat Europe!
- August 28 Highlights of Black Hat USA 2018
- July 27 Black Hat USA 2018 Event Details
- July 25 Addressing Needs of the InfoSec Community
- June 26 Personal Identity Could be Impossible to Protect
- June 20 Open Sesame: Picking Locks with Cortana
- June 14 Announcing: Black Hat Europe 2018
- June 6 Black Hat USA 2018 Briefings Spotlight
- June 5 A History of Voting Machine Vulnerabilities & Persistent Hacks
- June 4 Black Hat Trainings in Chicago, October 22-23
- May 30 New Black Hat USA Briefings Announced
- April 24 Highlights of Black Hat Asia 2018
- March 15 Black Hat Asia Event Information
- March 12 Cybersecurity Risk in Asia
- February 12 Hijacking Mobile Devices
- January 17 More Black Hat Asia 2018 Briefings Announced
- January 10 New Black Hat Asia 2018 Briefings Announced
2017
- December 20 Highlights of Black Hat Europe 2017
- November 29 Europe 2017: Know Before You Go
- November 27 First Timers Guide to Black Hat Europe
- November 14 The Cyberthreat in Europe
- November 3 Deep Dive Into Crypto Vulnerabilities
- October 18 10 New Black Hat Europe Briefings Announced
- October 4 11 New Black Hat Europe Briefings Announced
- September 28 Get to know Review Board Member Dino Dai Zovi
- September 27 10 New Black Hat Europe 2017 Briefings Announced
- August 27 Highlights of Black Hat USA 2017
- July 22 Know Before You Go (All Pass Types)
- July 6 2017 Attendee Survey
- June 6 Data Forensics and Incident Response at Black Hat USA
- May 30 Predominance of Internet of Things
- May 10 30 New Black Hat USA 2017 Briefings Announced
- May 4 35 New Black Hat USA 2017 Briefings Announced
- May 2 Security Challenges in the Enterprise
- April 27 15 New Black Hat USA 2017 Briefings Announced
- March 20 Black Hat Asia "Know Before You Go"
- March 14 Review Board Spotlight: Beyond the Bio with Jamie Butler
- March 2 Pentesting for Vulnerabilities
- February 7 Securing Mobile Devices
2016
- October 25 Black Hat Europe "Know Before You Go"
- August 17 Penetration Testing is Key in Enhancing Your Security
- July 22 Black Hat USA "Know Before You Go"
- July 13 2016 Attendee Survey
- June 30 Beware of Malware
- June 15 Windows Security
- June 6 Digital Communication Security
- June 2 25 More New Briefings Announced
- May 18 35 More New Briefings Announced
- May 12 Mobile Hacking
- May 11 35 New Briefings Announced
- April 25 Locking Down Your Platform Security
- January 21 Black Hat USA 2016 Now Live
2015
- October 20 Just the Attacks, Ma'am
- October 13 Gaps in the Corporate Armor
- October 6 The Best Response
- September 23 Cracking Crypto
- September 23 Ready to Play Defense?
- August 31 4 Days Left for Early Bird Rates!
- July 29 It's All About Community
- July 21 Breaking Windows
- July 20 Let's Get Physical
- July 17 Black Hat & The Wassanaar Arrangement
- July 15 2015 Attendee Survey
- July 6 Border Patrol
- June 29 The Hard Stuff
- June 25 Exploit Dev Story
- June 18 Briefings Begin
- June 9 Best of the Rest
- June 4 Digital Detectives
- June 2 Black Hat USA 2015 Student Scholarship Program
- May 20 Two for One
- May 18 Secret Systems
- May 6 Targeted Attacks
- April 29 Pentesting: The Final Tier
- April 15 Corporate (Cyber)Warfare
- April 7 Back in Hack
- April 2 Online Habits of 800 lb. Gorillas
- March 31 Barkeep, Another Round of Pentests
- March 26 Defensive Bonus +3
- March 24 Caution: Disassembly Imminent
- March 17 Pentest in Miniature
- March 11 Focus on Infrastructure
- March 11 And Three for the Road
- March 9 Never Lack Intelligence
- March 3 Newbie's First Pentest
- March 3 Break All the Security
- February 27 Never Too Early: Web App Security
- February 24 Target: Malware
- February 17 Fun Party Tricks
- February 12 It's Coming From Inside the Car
- February 5 Money Talks
- February 3 Mobile Insecurity
- January 19 Android Assault
2014
- December 30 One of Everything
- December 24 Bread and Butter
- December 15 Get Smart
- December 7 Hide and Seek
- December 1 We're Back! Also: Pentest Trainings
- October 1 A Statement: Black Hat Asia 2015 Dates
- September 30 Connection Errors
- September 30 One of Everything
- September 16 An Ounce of Prevention
- September 12 Keynote Announced: Adi Shamir
- September 9 Gullible Computers
- September 2 Focus on Malware
- August 26 Amsterdam Awaits
- July 31 Breaking Windows
- July 29 Virtual Reality Check
- July 25 Just a Little Push...
- July 22 Danger! High Bandwidth
- July 21 A Schedule Update
- July 16 Something Strange in the Neighborverse
- July 15 Think Hard
- July 10 A Massive Enterprise
- July 7 Get Your CSI On
- July 1 Can You Keep a Secret?
- June 27 Breaking Stuff is Fun
- June 26 Security Luminary and Industry Pioneer Dan Geer to Keynote Black Hat USA 2014
- June 24 Pockets, Exploited
- June 18 Embedded and Vulnerable
- June 3 AppSec Grab Bag
- May 29 Better Red Than Dead
- May 28 Focus on Reverse Engineering
- May 21 Focus on Mobile
- May 15 Mobile Pentesting
- May 6 Understanding Malware
- April 30 PoC in the CFP
- April 22 Black Hat USA 2014: Digital Forensics (aka CSI Online)
- April 15 Black Hat USA 2014: Pentesting? Thought You'd Never Ask
- March 20 Black Hat Asia 2014: Clever Network Tricks
- March 13 Black Hat Asia 2014: Lurkers: APTs, RATs, Rootkits, and Response
- March 6 Black Hat Asia 2014: The Weaponized Web
- February 27 Black Hat Asia 2014: Focus On Windows Exploits
- February 18 What's New For Black Hat USA 2014
- February 14 Internet Pioneer and ICANN Chairman of the Board to Keynote Black Hat Asia 2014
- February 6 Black Hat Asia 2014: The Internet of Things
- January 30 Black Hat Asia 2014: Focus On Privacy
- January 9 Black Hat Asia 2014: First Three Briefings Selected
2013
- December 17 Black Hat Asia 2014: Hacking for Everyone
- November 21 Black Hat Asia 2014: Focus on SCADA
- November 5 Black Hat Asia 2014 Registration Now Open
- October 17 Pentesting with the Pros
- September 26 Black Hat Travels to Brazil
- July 26 Remembering Barnaby Jack
- July 19 Briefings You'll Remember
- July 17 Service, Denied
- July 10 Three Can't-Miss Briefings
- July 3 The Sweat on Your Browser
- June 28 Stupid Corporation Tricks
- June 25 T-Minus One Month and Counting
- June 19 Rotting Your Brain Was Just the Beginning
- June 19 Let the Games Begin…
- June 14 Black Hat Focus on National Security
- June 11 A Trio of Turbos
- June 6 Hardware: Friend and Foe
- May 31 Final Hours to SAVE on Black Hat USA 2013
- May 30 Physical Access (Still) Rules
- May 29 Mobile Exploits, Oh My!
- May 28 Are you fully Briefed on Protocol Pains?
- May 23 Day Two Keynote Announced
- May 16 Three Killer Briefings
- May 14 Day One Keynote Announced
- May 7 It Happened: Now What?
- May 7 Knowing is Half the Battle
- April 26 Hacker Class in Session
- April 26 Look Who's Talking
- April 23 Call for Papers Closed: Let the Briefings Roll
- March 7 The (Almost) Final Countdown
- March 5 Be The One Who Knocks
- February 28 Malware on the Move
- February 21 An Embarrassment of Riches
- February 19 Questionable Hardware
- February 12 Europe Is Right Around The Corner
2012
- October 29 Abu Dhabi selections keep rolling in
- October 17 Black Hat EU Call for Papers Open!
- October 9 First Round of Abu Dhabi Selections Released!
- August 4 Black Hat Abu Dhabi 2012 Call for Papers is Open
- August 3 See Ya Next Year
- July 25 Black Hat Workshop Survival Guide-Day Two
- July 23 Getting Ready for Black Hat USA 2012
- July 22 Re: Black Hat USA mass reg email
- July 19 Black Hat Workshop Survival Guide-Day One
- July 11 Community Sourcing
- July 2 Training Slots Going Fast
- June 28 Save the Date: July 25th
- June 21 Black Hat Track Chairs
- June 14 Behold: The Black Hat USA 2012 Schedule
- June 8 Mad Scientist Goggles? Check! Workshops Engage!
- June 5 #include < ThreeNewBriefings.h >
- June 1 USA 12 Greetings and Let the Games Begin
- May 31 Just Announced - Shawn Henry to Keynote Day 1 Black Hat USA
- April 26 Black Hat Expands Content Review Board
- February 23 Black Hat Europe 2012 Announces Arsenal Schedule, Tool Line-up
- February 17 You're Not Dreaming: Black Hat Europe 2012 Releases Event Schedule
- February 13 Think Outside the Beige Box
- February 9 Secure Your Pocket: Black Hat Europe 2012 Delves into iOS and Android Exploits

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