Black Hat USA 2027

Black Hat USA is the largest and longest-running edition of Black Hat's security events, held each summer in Las Vegas. It brings together security researchers, practitioners and leaders for several days of technical trainings followed by the Briefings, where new offensive and defensive research is presented, alongside open-source tool demos and an expo of security vendors. The 2027 edition runs from July 31 to August 5 at Mandalay Bay.

Who attends

The audience is technical and professional, from hands-on hackers to the executives who run security programmes.

• Security researchers and penetration testers
• SOC analysts and incident responders
• Security engineers and architects
• CISOs and security leaders
• Government and law enforcement security staff
• Security vendors and investors

Programme formats

Black Hat events are built around a set of recurring formats; the 2027 schedule and content have not yet been published.

• Trainings: multi-day, hands-on technical courses
• Briefings: research presentations on the latest vulnerabilities and defences
• Arsenal: live demos of open-source security tools
• Summits for executives and specialist communities
• Business Hall with security vendors

Planning ahead

Black Hat has opened requests for 2027 hotel information on its upcoming events page; registration, pricing and the call for papers are typically announced in the months before the event.