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Editor's note

Black Hat USA 2026 returns for its 29th year, covering the latest in infosec for CISOs, technical experts, thought leaders, innovative vendors and cybersecurity pros.

The two-day main event, taking place August 5-6 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, features more than 200 sessions on topics from cyber-resilience and malware to detection engineering, security culture, privacy, supply chain security and cryptography. And, of course, AI security, LLMs, prompt engineering, promptware, autonomous exploits and AI agents.

Four days of specialized trainings, August 1-4, will cover incident response, third-party risk management, AI security for executives, red teaming, adversary tactics and more. This year also marks the return of the CISO Summit, Financial Threat Summit, Innovators & Investors Summit, Omdia Analyst Summit and AI Summit, as well as the inaugural Healthcare Summit, in partnership with HIMSS.

Informa TechTarget's editorial team will be on-site, reporting from the conference floor. This guide gathers articles from our reports on TechTarget Cybersecurity, Dark Reading and Cybersecurity Dive.

1Black Hat USA 2026 pre-conference coverage

Black Hat 2026 keynotes and presentations will look at a variety of topics. Check out our pre-show coverage here.

2Black Hat 2025 recap

Last year's Black Hat USA conference covered a range of essential topics. Here is an array of highlights to get you up to speed and prepare for this year's event.