Hacker Summer Camp, AI Vishing Targets Wall Street, Packet Protectors and Multi-State Attacks on Water Utilities
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Hacker Summer Camp: Complete Coverage Of Black Hat, BSidesLV, DefCon, Ai4
The CYBR.SEC.Media crew is in Las Vegas to bring you all the insights coming from this week's proceedings.
Adventures at Hacker Summer Camp - 2026 Edition
I'm out in vegas this week, attending BSides Las Vegas and Black Hat (no DEF CON for me this year). I'll be documenting who I talk to on this post.
Breaches Don’t Kill Companies. Being Unprepared Does.
From BSidesLV 2026: Adrian Sanabria built "Destroyed By Breach" to cut through cybersecurity myth-making. What he found is more uncomfortable than the fear-driven narrative the industry often sells.
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BSidesLV Adds Dedicated AI Security Track As [un]prompted Brings Practitioner-First Agenda to Hacker Summer Camp
BSides Las Vegas debuts its [un]prompted AI Security track with sessions on prompt injection, agentic AI, GitHub exploits and AI defense.
Hacker Summer Camp Preview: Topics at Black Hat, BSidesLV, DefCon
Also this week: How not to build a security vendor booth, how we got ants in cybersecurity and why Human Risk Management and mental health matter more than ever.
When Cybersecurity Breaks the Practitioner, Conferences Can Help Put Them Back Together.
Cybersecurity burnout is real. Amanda Berlin explains how conferences can help practitioners recover, reconnect, and build resilience.