Black Hat, one of the cybersecurity industry’s most established global event series, has announced its keynote speakers and program highlights for Black Hat Asia 2026, set to take place April 23–24 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore.
This year’s event will focus on the accelerating intersection of privacy, automation, and AI-driven security, reflecting the growing complexity of cyber threats across the Asia-Pacific region. With ransomware activity increasing and regulatory fragmentation across jurisdictions, the conference positions itself as a forum for addressing both strategic and operational challenges facing modern security teams.
The keynote lineup brings together two distinct but complementary perspectives. Investigative journalist Violet Blue will open the Briefings with a session exploring the evolving concept of privacy in a fractured global landscape, emphasizing data sovereignty and individual agency as central pillars of future security frameworks. Her keynote will examine how traditional privacy models are being redefined as digital ecosystems expand unevenly across regions.
On the second day, Ari Herbert-Voss, CEO and Co-Founder of RunSybil, will deliver a keynote focused on the rise of autonomous offensive security. His session will trace the rapid evolution from prompt-based exploitation techniques to fully agentic systems capable of executing continuous attacks at scale. The talk is expected to highlight how this shift challenges conventional security testing models and demands a move toward real-time, adaptive defense strategies.
Beyond the keynotes, the Main Stage agenda will feature sessions addressing critical vulnerabilities and emerging operational risks. Dick O’Brien of Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter team will present research on Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks, detailing how adversaries exploit signed drivers to disable endpoint protections at the kernel level. Meanwhile, Eoin Hinchy, CEO of Tines, will outline a framework for building secure, intelligent workflows, focusing on balancing AI, automation, and human oversight to avoid introducing new security gaps.
The event will also feature participation from a wide range of industry sponsors and partners, including Bitdefender, Broadcom, Google, SentinelOne, Sophos, and Wiz, reflecting strong ecosystem engagement across both established vendors and emerging players.
Registration for Black Hat Asia 2026 is now open, with attendees expected from across government, enterprise, and the security research community. The conference continues to serve as a key platform for unveiling new research, sharing threat intelligence, and shaping the direction of cybersecurity strategy in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital regions.