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Field Notes from Black Hat & DEF CON 2026: What Changed in the Attacker Playbook?
Black Hat shows where the security industry is going. DEF CON shows how attackers are going to break it. Zak Raxter shares his field notes from Black Hat and DEF CON 2026, and the shifts security teams should be watching over the next 12 months.
- How is AI changing the attacker playbook, from reconnaissance to exploitation and attack chaining?
- Which new attack techniques and broken security assumptions stood out the most?
- What should CISOs and security teams rethink based on what researchers demonstrated this year?
When
Thursday, October 1, 2026
9:00 PM IST · 11:30 AM ET · 7:30 PM GST
Speaker
Zak Raxter
Senior Solutions Architect, Offensive Security, FireCompass
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Zak Raxter
Senior Solutions Architect, Offensive Security, FireCompass
More than ten years in offensive security, AppSec, and DevSecOps, with security engineering roles at Juniper Square, Prudential Financial, and Mosaic Group. Built endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and internal bug bounty programs from the ground up. Specializes in red teaming, adversary emulation, and incident forensics, with hands-on experience addressing critical vulnerabilities across production applications and services.
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