Black Hat USA, a renowned event that features briefings and trainings taught by experts from around the globe, providing offensive and defensive hackers of all levels with invaluable opportunities for firsthand technical skill-building, celebrated its 24th anniversary this year. Black Hat USA 2021 was conducted in a unique hybrid format, which began with four days of real-time online Virtual Trainings, followed by the two-day main conference (both a Virtual and Live at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Each year, Black Hat USA is immediately followed by DEF CON, an infamous hacker conference also held in Las Vegas. The event consists of several tracks of speakers with expertise in the realm of computer security and hacking, as well as cybersecurity challenges and competitions (known as hacking “wargames”).