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August 3-8, 2024
Mandalay Bay / Las Vegas

Network Operations Center (NOC)

The Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC) provides a high security, high availability network in one of the most demanding environments in the world - the Black Hat event. This is accomplished with the help of best of breed solutions providers and seasoned security and engineering teams led by Black Hat's esteemed NOC Team Leads. Together this team provides the security, stability, and visibility of a world-class enterprise network. Each year this hand-selected team meets months before Black Hat to incorporate the latest infrastructure and security solutions into a workable network design. The team reconvenes just days before Black Hat for a compressed deployment of a network that must be operational for the opening day of the event. Black Hat attendees can visit the NOC for a glimpse into this state-of-the-art network. The Black Hat NOC program is a testament to engineering know-how and teamwork.


Hours of Operations

The NOC will be streamed live via our Twitch channel.

Live Stream Hours

  • Monday, August 5 – Thursday, August 8: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

NOC Presentations

  • Wednesday, August 7:
    10:20 AM – 10:50 AM in Lagoon A, Level 2
    4:45 PM – 5:35 PM in Business Hall Theater E
  • Thursday, August 8:
    10:20 AM – 10:50 AM in Lagoon A, Level 2
    2:35 PM – 3:25 PM in Business Hall Theater E

NOC Visiting Hours (Surf EF, Level 2)

  • Saturday, August 3: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday, August 4: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Monday, August 5: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday, August 6: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday, August 7: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday, August 8: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

NOC Leaders

Bart Stump

Managing Principal

Coalfire

Bart Stump is the Managing Principal at Coalfire, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has been working in security for over 17 years working for some of the top vendors and companies in the industry. He has been a Black Hat staff member for 14 years and was a goon at DEF CON for 11 years and is involved with many local security groups and meetups. Follow him on X/Twitter @theStump3r


Neil R. Wyler (a.k.a. Grifter)

Vice President of Defensive Services

Coalfire

Neil R. Wyler (a.k.a. Grifter) is the Vice President of Defensive Services for Coalfire. He has spent over 20 years as a security professional, focusing on penetration testing, physical security, incident response, and threat hunting. He has been a staff member of the Black Hat Security Briefings for 22 years and a member of the Senior Staff at DEF CON for 23 years. Neil has spoken at numerous security conferences worldwide, including Black Hat, DEF CON, and the RSA Conference. He has been the subject of various online, print, film, and television interviews, and has authored several books on information security. In his free time, Neil keeps himself busy as a member of both the DEF CON, and Black Hat CFP Review Boards, the Black Hat Training Review Board, the founder of DC801, and founder of his local hackerspace, 801 Labs.


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