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Midnight in the War Room – Cybersecurity Documentary Premiere | Global Banking & Finance Review<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. Cybersecurity\u2019s premier global event series partners with the producers of Midnight in the War Room to debut a first-of-its-kind feature-length cyberwar documentary\u2014told from inside the cybersecurity community, not from the outside looking in.LAS VEGAS AND HOBOKEN, NJ, January 14, 2026 1pm GMT \u2013 Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry\u2019s most established and in-depth security event series, and Semperis, the identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis management company, today announced that the world premiere of the groundbreaking cyberwar documentary Midnight in the War Roomwill take place Wednesday, August 5, 2026, during Black Hat USA, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.Founded in 1997, Black Hat has grown from a small gathering of security researchers to the global platform where the cybersecurity community convenes, bringing together practitioners, CISOs, policymakers, academics, and business leaders to confront the world\u2019s most pressing security challenges. That same evolution\u2014from a \u201ctechnical problem\u201d to a board\u2011level and societal issue\u2014is at the heart of Midnight in the War Room, which chronicles the escalating cyber conflict among nation states, criminal groups, and the defenders on the front lines.The film features leading voices in cybersecurity and national security who have long shaped conversations on Black Hat stages, including Chris Inglis, first U.S. National Cyber Director; Jen Easterly, former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); Joe Tidy, Cyber Correspondent at the BBC; and John Hammond, cybersecurity educator and influencer.Additional contributors include General (Ret.) David Petraeus, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Marcus Hutchins, the security researcher who helped stop WannaCry; and Professor Mary Aiken, world-renowned cyber psychologist\u2014alongside more than 50 global experts, defenders, journalists, and reformed hackers. Together, they reflect the same diverse and influential community that has defined Black Hat for nearly three decades.\u201cFor almost 30 years, Black Hat has been the place where the world\u2019s most respected security voices challenge assumptions and push the industry forward,\u201d said Suzy Pallett, President, Black Hat. \u201cPartnering with the producers of Midnight in the War Room for the world premiere of the film builds on that legacy\u2014amplifying the stories of intelligence leaders, CISOs, journalists, victims, and reformed hackers whose work and lived experiences have shaped the conversations on our stages. Together, we\u2019re shining a light on the people whose expertise, vigilance, and refusal to back down underpin our collective resilience.\u201dMidnight in the War Room places particular focus on the emotional and psychological toll of cyber defence, especially for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) responsible for safeguarding essential infrastructure. The film also offers rare insight from former attackers\u2014some of whom served prison sentences\u2014providing an unfiltered look into the adversarial mindset. The result is an unvarnished portrait of cyberwar as a deeply human struggle marked by courage, burnout, moral complexity, and an unrelenting sense of responsibility.\u201cThis project is unlike anything our industry has seen,\u201d said Thomas LeDuc, Chief Marketing Officer at Semperis and Executive Producerof the film. \u201cCybersecurity is full of powerful, cinematic stories\u2014but, for too long, they\u2019ve gone untold. Midnight in the War Room tells the story of our industry from the inside, through the voices of the CISOs and defenders living it every day, not from the outside looking in. It shows what\u2019s really at stake\u2014the human toll, the pressure, and the responsibility\u2014and gives the people on the front lines something they can point to and say, \u2018This is why I do it.\u2019 We\u2019re honoured to partner with Black Hat on the world premiere, and grateful to Suzy and her team for their dedication to the cyber community.\u201dMidnight in the War Room is produced by Semperis Studios and filmed across North America and Europe. In addition to the Black Hat world premiere, Semperis is partnering with leading cybersecurity and professional organisations\u2014including the Cyber Future Foundation (CFF), the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), (ISC)\u00b2, and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), among many others\u2014to co-host private preview screenings and expert panels, raise community awareness, and champion cyber resilience. For information on becoming an action partner, contact Sarahs@semperis.com.Watch the trailer and join the movementWatch the trailer for Midnight in the War Room and learn more at:https:\/\/semperis.com\/midnight-in-the-war-roomFollow the documentary project on social:LinkedInInstagramXFacebookYouTubeAbout Black HatBlack Hat is the cybersecurity industry\u2019s most established and in-depth security event series. Founded in 1997, these annual, multi\u2011day 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 blackhat.com.About SemperisSemperis\u00a0is the identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis management company trusted by the world\u2019s largest enterprises and government agencies to protect critical identity systems. Purpose-built for multi-cloud and hybrid identity environments\u2014including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta\u2014Semperis helps organizations prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from identity-based cyberattacks.Modern cyberattacks are won or lost at the identity layer, where failures now escalate into full-scale business crises. Semperis\u2019 AI-powered platform unifies identity lifecycle defense and crisis management\u2014hardening identity infrastructure, detecting and\u00a0containing\u00a0active threats, enabling rapid, trusted recovery, and supporting secure, out-of-band coordination when core systems are disrupted\u2014all reinforced by a world-class identity forensics and incident response team.As part of its mission to help organizations achieve true cyber resilience, Semperis supports the broader cyber community through the award-winning\u00a0Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP)\u00a0Conference and Podcast, and free identity security tools including\u00a0Purple Knight\u00a0and\u00a0Forest Druid. More than 1,000 organizations\u2014over 25% of the 100 largest U.S. companies\u2014rely on Semperis. The company is privately held, headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and serves customers in more than 40 countries.Learn more: semperis.comFollow us: Blog \/ LinkedIn \/ X \/ Facebook \/ YouTubeMedia ContactsSemperisBill KeelerSenior Director, PR & CommsSemperisbillk@semperis.comBlack HatStephanie DeAngeloSenior PR & Communications Manager, Black Hat619.510.1564BlackHatPR@informa.com
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