Black Hat USA 2025

Las Vegas August 2 — 7, 2025

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When Artificial Intelligence Becomes the Baseline: Will We Even Know What Reality Is AInymore?

At Black Hat USA 2025, AI wasn’t the differentiator — it was the baseline. In this episode, I explore what happens when black-box automation takes over security decisions, the risks it creates for organizations and CISOs, and why defining and measuring “success” has never been more critical.


How Novel Is Novelty? Security Leaders Try To Cut Through the Cybersecurity Vendor Echo Chamber at Black Hat 2025

Black Hat USA 2025 brought countless vendor announcements — but how many will actually change the way security programs run? In this episode, Sean Martin explores several vendor press releases and recalls several conversations with CISOs to break down the real trends, the AI hype, and what both CISOs and vendors need to do to cut through the noise. What questions matter most?

Marco’s Articles

The Agentic AI Myth in Cybersecurity and the Humanity We Risk When We Stop Deciding for Ourselves

Walking the floors of Black Hat USA 2025 for what must be the 10th or 11th time as accredited media—honestly, I've stopped counting—I found myself witnessing a familiar theater. The same performance we've seen play out repeatedly in cybersecurity: the emergence of a new technological messiah promising to solve all our problems. This year's savior? Agentic AI.


How to Lose a CISO in 10 Words (or Less)

Straight Talk, Not Spin: Black Hat’s Hard Truths

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Pre-Event Coverage Videos and Podcasts

 

From Fish Tanks to AI Agents: Why the Words “We’re Secure” Means Nothing Without Proof

A Black Hat USA 2025 Conversation with Viktor Petersson

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From Hacker Defense to Civil Liberties: Threat Modeling Meets Constitutional Law

A Black Hat USA 2025 Keynote Conversation with Jennifer Granick

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Before the announcements drop and the floor gets loud, we’re gathering leading voices from across the industry to spotlight the trends we think will dominate this year’s hacker conference. From topics such as agentic AI and autonomous security operations, to cloud and software supply chain risk, API and app-layer threats, identity (human and machine), and the evolving intersections of GRC and cyber insurance—we’re placing our own bets. This panel brings together cybersecurity experts each tackling a different high-priority topic we identify—and maybe starting a few debates along the way.

MODERATORS
🔹 Sean Martin, CISSP
Co-Founder, ITSPmagazine
🔹 Marco Ciappelli Co-Founder, ITSPmagazine

PANELISTS
🔹 Leslie Kesselring
Founder at Cyber PR Firm Kesselring Communications
🔹 Daniel Cuthbert Black Hat Training Review Board and Global Head of Security Research for Banco Santander
🔹 Richard Stiennon Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest
🔹 Michael Parisi Chief Growth Officer at Steel Patriot Partners
🔹 Rupesh Chokshi SVP & General Manager at Akamai Technologies

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Fake Identities, Real Consequences: The Data Trail Behind Your Political Donation

A Black Hat USA 2025 Conversation with Virginia Tech’s Alan Michaels and Jared Byers

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Black Hat USA 2025: AI, Investment, and the Expanding Scope of Cybersecurity

Our Traditional Pre-Event Kick-Off Conversation with Steve Wylie

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