Thrown into the SOC: A Black Hat First-Timer’s Story
What a short, intense rotation taught me about uncertainty, evidence, and working alongside AI in the SOC. Let me get one thing out of the way: I am not a…
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Black Hat USA 2026: Building the Agentic SOC, One Live Event at a Time
Cisco was proud to return to Black Hat USA as the Official Security Cloud Provider and the longest-standing partner of the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations…
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We tested Cisco Secure Firewall 6160 with NetSecOPEN for AI-scale
As the shape, speed, and scale of network traffic changes, our customers realize that their networks must rapidly accommodate more applications, more agents, more encrypted flows, more data movement, and…
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Black Hat Asia 2026: Threat Hunters’ Corner
One of the first things we notice walking into the Black Hat NOC/SOC to help setup was that no one cared about who you worked for. No one was talking about how their product…
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The Essence of Black Hat – Collaboration with Partners
As is tradition at every Black Hat conference, Day 1 winds down with a quick reality check – what’s done, what’s broken, and what absolutely needs to go live by tomorrow. Despite…
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Uplevelling Black Hat Threat Hunters
At Black Hat, every new data source is a trade-off. More telemetry means better visibility – but also more data for threat hunters to sift through. From SMA to SAA: Same Need,…
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What is a Firewall? A Guide to Network Security and Safety
As cybercrimes continue to escalate, the need to protect information by individuals and companies has never been more pressing. Your role in this, as a key player in the fight against cyber…
