Trends: Blackhat 2023

In case you missed Blackhat 2023, here are the top 5 security trends in cybersecurity:

1. Generative AI and Machine Learning:

• AI/ML are used for threat detection, phishing simulation, and AI-generated attacks.

• Products like Skyhawk's Shift-left CDR emphasize AI's growing role in cybersecurity.

2. Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Threat Hunting:

• Focus on identity threat detection and early threat detection, with solutions like CrowdStrike's Counter Adversary Operations.

3. Cloud Security and Infrastructure Protection:

• Increased focus on cloud security, including CSPM, PAM, and products like Procyon’s passwordless PAM solution.

• Attention to AWS permission explosion and Azure's silent threats.

4. Integration, Automation, and Extended Detection and Response (XDR):

• Emphasis on SOC effectiveness, threat hunting automation, and integration, with tools like Bionic's ServiceNow integration.

5. Ethics, Bias, and Innovative Threat Detection:

• Exploration of AI ethics, biases, and psychological effects.

• Introduction of innovative threat detection methods and briefings on AI exploitation.

These trends highlight the current priorities in the cybersecurity field, focusing on AI and machine learning, identity protection, cloud security, integration and automation, and ethical considerations.