Black Hat · Event date July 31, 2027 - August 5, 2027

Black Hat USA 2027

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July 31, 2027 - August 5, 2027
Scheduled event

Black Hat USA 2027 returns to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for six days of security training, research briefings, tool demonstrations, and industry programming. The detailed 2027 agenda has not yet been published.

My takeaway: Track the eventual program for independent AI-security research, adversarial testing, agent and model exploitation, defensive tools, and hands-on training. Preserve the distinction between review-board-selected Briefings or working Arsenal tools and sponsored sessions.
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