At Black Hat, Hottest Cyber Product Didn’t Have a Booth

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http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/08/10/at-black-hat-hottest-cyber-product-didnt-have-a-booth/

By Robert Knake
Council on Foreign Relations
August 10, 2015

Ah, Vegas in August. 100-degree heat, pool parties, and thousands upon 
thousands of hackers. Every summer the cybersecurity world takes over Sin 
City for a week. Black Hat, growing ever more corporate and responsible, 
is paid for on expense accounts. DEF CON? Well DEF CON is paid with cash 
at the door.

I spent a week out there meeting with new technology companies, talking to 
chief information security officers (CISOs) about their challenges, and 
getting schooled in the art of network forensics by the good folks who run 
Packet Detective. Looking back on the week, there was one dominant theme: 
the need for more skilled professionals in the field.

After a day of hearing pitches from startups I asked the CISO of a popular 
streaming service what he was shopping for. He answered in one word: 
“people.” He then asked me what I did and then just as quickly turned his 
attention on a security operations center analyst at a major credit card 
company (turns out cyber policy wonks are not in short supply).

The hottest party of the week wasn’t hosted by FireEye or Palo Alto 
Networks. It was hosted by Nike (see photo above). No, Nike isn’t slapping 
its famous swoosh on network security gear. If you want to get an idea of 
how desperate companies are, a maker of athletic apparel now throws 
parties at Mandalay Bay to recruit cyber talent.

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