Black Hat USA Reveals First 2019 Briefings: WhatsApp, 2020 Election, Boeing, Apple XS, and More

Register now through May 24 to save $200 on Briefings Pass


SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Black Hat, the world’s leading producer of information security events, announces its first selected Briefings for its 2019 event this summer. Back in Las Vegas for its 22nd year, the event will join forces with world-renowned information security professionals and researchers to explore vulnerabilities covering everything from commercial aircrafts, widely used messaging platforms, popular mobile devices, government, cars, and more.

Black Hat USA will take place August 3-8, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. For more information and to save $200 on a Briefings Pass by May 24, please visit: blackhat.com/us-19/

Selected from the largest number of submissions in Black Hat history, the 2019 program features a robust list of Briefings thus far:

Be sure to check back for the latest Briefings as they're added, here: blackhat.com/us-19/briefings/schedule/index.html

Black Hat USA Trainings – Register Now to Save $300: Black Hat will offer its largest Trainings lineup to date, with deeply technical, hands-on courses led by the information security industry’s top trainers and professionals. Courses will span topics such as car hacking, iOS and Android exploitation, advanced infrastructure hacking, IoT, and more. For information on the lineup, please visit: blackhat.com/us-19/training/schedule/index.html

Top partners and sponsors of Black Hat USA 2019 include: 
Sustaining Partners: Accenture, Carbon Black, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Rapid7, SecurityScorecard, Tenable; Global Partners: Cloudflare, Cybereason, Darktrace, Endace, Facebook, Garrison Technologies Inc., HackerOne, IntSights Cyber Intelligence, ISACA, Qualys, Recorded Future, Synopsys, Tenable; Diamond Sponsors: Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cylance, FireEye, LogRhythm, Palo Alto Networks, Qualys, Rapid7, Tenable; Platinum Plus Sponsors: AT&T Cybersecurity, Carbon Black, Cofense, Cybereason, Darktrace, ExtraHop Networks, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, McAfee, Mimecast, NETSCOUT Systems, Proofpoint, Inc., Recorded Future, RSA, SecurityScorecard, SentinelOne, Symantec, Synopsys. For all sponsorship opportunities, visit: blackhat.com/us-19/sponsors.html

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Future Black Hat Dates and Events

  • Black Hat Europe 2019, London, UK, December 2-5
  • Black Hat Asia 2020, Singapore, March 31 – April 3

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