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How to connect with Microsoft Security at Black Hat USA 2023

Now in its twenty-sixth year, Black Hat USA takes place August 5 to 10, 2023, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing together security professionals for the latest in information security research, development, and trends. Microsoft Security is pleased to have a presence at Black Hat, with exciting sessions, product demos and meetings at our booth, and a customer happy hour—all designed to inform and engage attendees with the latest thought leadership, trends, and news related to threat protection. We hope you’ll join us, and read on to learn more about what we’re bringing to Black Hat.

Connect with Microsoft security experts at Black Hat

Be sure to stop by the Microsoft Security booth number 1740 to view our Microsoft Threat Intelligence Interactive Experience, view product demonstrations in our mini-theater, and chat with Microsoft representatives about your company’s priorities and how Microsoft Security can help you defend against threats across all endpoints and clouds. Product demonstrations will cover cloud security, threat protection products including Microsoft Security Copilot, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Azure Network Security (Microsoft Azure DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, Microsoft Azure Firewall), threat intelligence including Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence, and Microsoft Entra. You’ll also be able to connect with our Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) partners during your visit. These are top experts from across the cybersecurity industry with the shared goal of improving customer security.

Two people having a conversation at the Microsoft Security Booth at Black Hat Conference 2022.

This year at Black Hat USA, we’re excited to have a mini-theater right in our booth to share the latest thought leadership, trends, and product innovations. These are a few highlighted sessions:

SESSION TITLESPEAKER
Automating Threat Hunting with MDTI—Revealing Threat Infrastructure at ScaleGeoff Roote, Senior Security Specialist, Microsoft
Microsoft Security CopilotRyan Munsch, Principal Solution Specialist, Microsoft
Simplify your defense against threats with Microsoft SentinelBenjamin Powell, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Introducing the Microsoft Incident Response RetainerHolly Burmaster, Associate Cybersecurity Consultant, Microsoft Incident Response
Unify cloud security protections with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft’s comprehensive cloud-native application protection platformThomas Zou, Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Microsoft Bug Bounty ProgramMadeline Eckert, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

See the full schedule of sessions presented in our mini-theater.

Our mini-theater will also feature sessions by members of MISA including Red Canary, Quorum Cyber, Ontinue, PwC, Synack, and Vectra AI. See the full MISA schedule.

On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, from 6 PM PT to 8 PM PT at Lupo by Wolfgang Puck, we’ll be connecting and networking with fellow industry experts at our exclusive customer happy hour; drinks and appetizers will be provided. The event will be co-hosted by Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security, and Aanchal Gupta, Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Microsoft Security. This customer happy hour is made possible by event sponsors Red Canary, Quorum Cyber, Ontinue, PwC, and Synack.

Microsoft Security sessions on AI, threat protection, and more

Microsoft Security delivers one of the most comprehensive solutions to help you defend against threats across all endpoints and clouds. To that end, at this year’s Black Hat, we’re presenting unique AI and threat protection sessions.

Celebrating the security community together

On Thursday, August 10, 2023, we will host our researcher community for an invite-only Microsoft Researcher Celebration. Our security team is looking forward to meeting and talking with our peers from across the industry as we celebrate our close partnerships to keep the world safe. As always, we celebrate the diverse community of security researchers who work with our team every day.

Attendees at a Microsoft networking event.

At Microsoft, we believe in the transformative power of engaging many different perspectives. Different perspectives help us all to achieve more, and we’re committed to leveraging our global influence to drive positive change. This year, we’re excited to be a Signature sponsor of the Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Awards Gala in Las Vegas, on August 8, 2023, at the Luxor hotel.

If you can, stick around after Black Hat for SquadCon. Happening nearby and taking place right after Black Hat, our Microsoft Security Response Center is excited to sponsor SquadCon, the reimagined cybersecurity conference where inclusivity is a core concept. Brought to you by BlackGirlsHack and powered by Girls Hack Village, SquadCon takes place August 10 to 12, 2023, at the Industrial event space in Las Vegas. View the event page to learn more and get your tickets.

Lastly, we’re excited to share the latest product news and Microsoft Security innovations during Black Hat. Stay tuned for more information. We hope to see you at the conference. Have questions? Visit us at exhibition booth number 1740 and sign up for a time to chat.

In the meantime, explore resources to continue your learning on defending against threats with Microsoft Security.

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