{"id":42229,"date":"2021-08-09T04:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T04:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/black-hat-security-conference-returns-to-las-vegas-complete-with-hacks-to-quiet-the-hotel-guest-from-hell\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T04:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T04:02:11","slug":"black-hat-security-conference-returns-to-las-vegas-complete-with-hacks-to-quiet-the-hotel-guest-from-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/black-hat-security-conference-returns-to-las-vegas-complete-with-hacks-to-quiet-the-hotel-guest-from-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Hat security conference returns to Las Vegas \u2013 complete with hacks to quiet the hotel guest from hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Brief<\/span> After a year off due to a certain virus, the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences returned to Las Vegas last week, just in time for the US government’s attempts to foster more collaboration across the infosec industry.<\/p>\n

The newly appointed<\/a> Security Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency Jen Easterly took to the virtual Black Hat stage last week (although there was a limited and well-spaced physical conference this year) and announced the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative<\/a> (JCDC), which she claimed would be a true public\/private partnership to try to lock down security incidents by sharing data and skills.<\/p>\n

Microsoft, AWS, Google and several US telcos have signed up, but Easterly’s keynote was particularly aimed at bringing in independent talent. Among the suggestions were increasing public sector salaries and taking a more flexible approach to hiring.<\/p>\n