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Black Hat USA
August 6, 2022 - August 11, 2022

Black Hat USA is the world’s leading information security event, providing attendees with the very latest in research, development and trends. The six-day Black Hat event begins with four days of intense Training for security practitioners of all levels followed by the two-day main event including over 100 independently selected Briefings, Business Hall, Arsenal, Pwnie Awards, and more.
Now in its 25th year, Black Hat USA is excited to present a unique hybrid event experience, offering the cybersecurity community a choice in how they wish to participate. Black Hat USA 2022 will open with four days of Virtual Trainings conducted in real-time online, with all instructors accessible throughout each class. The two-day main conference featuring Briefings, Arsenal, Business Hall, and more will be a hybrid event—offering both a Virtual (online) Event and a Live, In-Person Event in Las Vegas. See the Conference Highlights below for more details.
Black Hat is the most technical and relevant global information security event series in the world.. The event provides security consulting, training, and briefings to hackers, corporations, and government agencies from around the world. It is the premier event for people interested in information security.
The show is famous for announcing high-level breaks in security.
Black Hat Briefings
Black Hat Briefings present cutting-edge research on information security risks & trends.
The Black Hat Briefings were created to provide security professionals a place to learn the very latest in information security risks, research and trends. Each year, internationally leading security researchers take the stage to share their latest work and exploits in a friendly, vendor-neutral environment. Vulnerabilities are often exposed that impact everything from popular consumer devices to critical international infrastructure and everything in between. Black Hat seeks groundbreaking research to fill both 25 and 50-minute speaking slots for each annual show.
Black Hat Trainings
Provides hands-on offensive and defensive skill-building opportunities.
The Black Hat Trainings offer attendees individual technical courses on topics ranging from the latest in penetration testing to exploiting web applications and even defending and building SCADA systems. Often designed exclusively for Black Hat, these hands-on attack and defense courses are taught by industry and subject matter experts from all over the world with the goal of defining and defending tomorrow’s information security landscape.
BUSINESS HALL
Network with 19,000 InfoSec professionals and evaluate a broad range of security products & solutions presented by Black Hat sponsors.
The 2022 Business Hall offers unique opportunities for attendee, vendor, and community engagement.