Press Releases | November 26, 2024

Black Hat Announces Frédérick Douzet and Éric Freyssinet as Keynote Speakers for Black Hat Europe 2024

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LONDON, Nov. 26, 2024 — Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry's most established and in-depth security event series, today announced Frédérick Douzet, director of the Center Geopolitics of the Datasphere (GEODE); and Éric Freyssinet, brigadier general in the French Gendarmerie Nationale and senior advisor on cybercrime and cybersecurity for the French Ministry of Interior's Cyberspace Command, as Keynote speakers for Black Hat Europe 2024. The Keynote speakers will present on Wednesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 12 to kick off each day of Briefings at the ExCeL London.

Black Hat Europe 2024 Keynote Lineup:

• Frédérick Douzet is a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team (IFG Lab), and director of the Center Geopolitics of the Datasphere (GEODE). Douzet will present her talk on Wednesday, December 11 at 9:00 AM.

• Éric Freyssinet is a brigadier general in the French Gendarmerie Nationale and senior advisor on cybercrime and cybersecurity for the French Ministry of Interior's Cyberspace Command. After his initial scientific training, Freyssinet joined law enforcement in 1995 and has been working in the cybercrime field since 1998, first at the head of a national digital forensics lab, and later in operational and strategic positions, developing and training the structures fighting cybercrime in the Gendarmerie. Freyssinet will present his talk, "Fighting Cybercrime in 2024," on Thursday, December 12 at 9:00 AM.

For registration and additional information on Black Hat Europe 2024, please visit www.blackhat.com/eu-24.

Top Sponsors and Partners of Black Hat Europe 2024 include:

• Diamond Sponsors: Appdome, KnowBe4, Snyk, ThreatLocker, and Upwind Security.
• Platinum Sponsors: Black Duck, GitHub, and Mend.
• Sustaining Partners: Akamai, Armis, Axonius, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, KnowBe4, ManageEngine, Microsoft, Pentera, Proofpoint, Qualys, ReliaQuest, SentinelOne, Snyk, Sophos, Sysdig, ThreatLocker, Trend Micro, Wiz, and Zscaler.
• Global Partners: Adaptive Shield, Corellium, HackerOne, Snyk, Swimlane, and Sysdig.

About Black Hat
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