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Black Hat USA 2026 Keynotes to Explore Cybersecurity in the AI Era<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-07-16 23:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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\tBlack Hat, one of the cybersecurity industry\u2019s most established security event series, has announced the keynote lineup for Black Hat USA 2026, taking place August 1\u20136 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\tThe event\u2019s Opening Session on August 4 will feature a fireside chat with White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, followed by a panel discussion with senior U.S. cybersecurity leaders, including Nick Andersen, Acting Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); Brett Leatherman, Assistant Director of the FBI\u2019s Cyber Division; and Katherine (Katie) E. Sutton, Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of War.<\/p>\n

\tTitled \u201cCyber Power in the Age of AI,\u201d the session will examine how U.S. cyber policy is evolving amid rapid AI adoption, including government-industry collaboration, critical infrastructure protection, and the changing role of offensive and defensive cyber operations.<\/p>\n

\tAdditional keynote sessions will feature David Weston from Microsoft\u2019s Agentic Security team and Yan Shoshitaishvili, Associate Professor at Arizona State University.<\/p>\n

\tWeston\u2019s session, \u201cThe End of Rare: Defending When Offense Is Cheap,\u201d will explore how AI-driven vulnerability discovery and exploit generation are reshaping security strategies, pushing defenders toward proactive approaches such as automated remediation and secure software development.<\/p>\n

\tShoshitaishvili\u2019s \u201cVulnerability Research in the Agentic Age\u201d will examine the scientific foundations of vulnerability research and how emerging techniques are uncovering security flaws across platforms including IoT devices, browsers, kernels, and bootloaders.<\/p>\n

\tBlack Hat USA 2026 will run from August 1\u20136, with keynote presentations scheduled for August 4\u20136.\u00a0Complete program details and registration for Black Hat USA 2026 are available at https:\/\/blackhat.com\/us-26\/.
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