Press Releases | October 30, 2024

SecTor 2024 Announces Record-Breaking Attendance Following Successful Close of Toronto Event

Event showcased the latest cybersecurity findings, Keynotes covering software supply chain security and the protection of Canadian democracy, a full day of Summits, and more

TORONTO, October 30, 2024 — SecTor, Canada's largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of SecTor 2024. The event welcomed 5,000 unique attendees joining in-person from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.

As part of the Black Hat global cybersecurity events portfolio, SecTor provides an unmatched opportunity for the Canadian cybersecurity community to connect each year.

Security professionals registered to attend the event and experience firsthand the latest in research, development, and trends in cybersecurity through 45 Briefings covering everything from artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise security, reverse engineering, and more. The program also included a full day of Summit content, 40 in-person tool demos and six labs at Black Hat Arsenal, and more than 35 Sponsored Sessions.

"On behalf of SecTor, we appreciate everyone who travels to Toronto for SecTor each October," said Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity Market Group at Informa Tech. "SecTor is a special event in the Black Hat events portfolio in that it uniquely serves the Canadian community, while simultaneously featuring the latest research from the global cybersecurity community. Canada is at the heart of SecTor, and our team looks forward to the opportunity to bring the latest in cybersecurity research, development, and trends to Toronto each year."

Show highlights for 2024 included:

• Keynotes: This year's event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Leigh Honeywell, founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, and the second Keynote was presented by Omkhar Arasaratnam, Distinguished Engineer for Security at LinkedIn.
• Business Hall: This year's Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than 140 of the industry's leading cybersecurity solution providers. The Business Hall also featured areas for attendee, vendor, and community engagement through Exhibitor Booths, Arsenal, Sponsored Sessions, Bricks & Picks, and the Community Lounge.
• Summits: On Tuesday, October 22, the event featured a full day of Summit content, including the ninth annual SecTor Executive Summit, the inaugural The AI Summit at SecTor, and the ninth annual Cloud Security Summit at SecTor.
• Scholarships: As a way to introduce the next generation of security professionals to the SecTor community, SecTor awarded a total of 37 complimentary SecTor 2024 Briefings passes. Black Hat holds its own annual Student and Veteran Scholarship programs, and partners with a variety of associations on additional scholarship opportunities.

Top Sponsors and Partners of SecTor 2024 include:

• Diamond Sponsors: Armis, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Sophos, and Trend Micro.
• Platinum Sponsors: Google Cloud, ManageEngine, Okta, and Rubrik.
• Sustaining Partners: Akamai, Armis, Axonius, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, KnowBe4, ManageEngine, Microsoft, Pentera, Proofpoint, Qualys, SentinelOne, Snyk, Sophos, Sysdig, ThreatLocker, Trend Micro, Wiz, and Zscaler.
• Global Partners: Adaptive Shield, Corellium, HackerOne, Hack The Box, Snyk, Swimlane, Sysdig, and Varonis.

For more information on Black Hat events, please visit www.blackhat.com.

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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