Black Hat USA 2026

August 1-6, 2026
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV

Black Hat USA 2026: The premier cybersecurity event, delivering cutting-edge research and trends to global security professionals.

20,000+
Attendees
400+
Companies

What is Black Hat USA?

This annual gathering unites top practitioners, executives, and academics to delve into advanced digital risks and innovative defense strategies. Participants benefit from expert-led briefings, practical attack and defense courses, and access to a vast exhibition of industry solutions. It's an essential forum for skill development, fostering collaboration, and influencing the evolving landscape of digital protection. Learn more at Black Hat website

Who Attends

  • Security Practitioners Hone skills with latest tools and techniques
  • Security Executives & VCs Networking with top executives and investors
  • Vendor Companies & Sponsors Unveil latest innovations and services
  • Career Seekers & Recruiters Meet influential companies and new talent
  • Academia Interact with top industry professionals

Key Topics

  • Information Security Risks & Research
  • Vulnerabilities in Consumer Devices
  • Critical Infrastructure Threats
  • Penetration Testing
  • Web Application Exploitation
  • SCADA Systems Defense & Building

Why Black Hat Matters for B2B Teams

Scale & Community

Black Hat USA 2026 draws thousands of global security experts, executives, and attendees to one concentrated event.

Decision Makers

Top-tier security executives, including CISOs and VPs, attend to shape the future of information security.

Practical Outcomes

Attendees can forge critical partnerships, discover cutting-edge solutions, and accelerate strategic initiatives.

The Challenge

Why Most Teams Fail to Maximize Event ROI

Without preparation, Black Hat USA 2026 becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.

Unusable Portals

20,000+ attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.

Too Late

30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.

No Prioritization

Without scoring and segmentation, all 20,000+ attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.

Manual Multi-Channel

Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.

Best Practices

How to Actually Maximize Black ROI

Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.

3-4 weeks before

Pre-Event Preparation

Identify Target Prospects

Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.

Enrich with Contacts

Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.

ICP, Persona & ABM Matching

Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.

Launch Multi-Channel Outreach

Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.

Event week

During the Event

Execute Pre-Booked Meetings

Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Las Vegas.

Prioritized Conversations

Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.

The Reality: Nearly Impossible Manually

These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.

The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.

Turning Strategy Into Execution

Spivot automates the event workflow from attendee extraction to post-event nurture. Execute best practices without manual work.

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How Spivot Automates Event Best Practices

Strategy becomes workflow.

1

Identify Target Prospects Automatically

Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.

How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.

Manual: Days per refresh → Spivot: 10 minutes
2

Enrich with YOUR API Keys

Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.

How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.

Scale
Handle all 20,000+ Black attendees in one upload
Manual: 4-6 hours → Spivot: 2-3 minutes
3

ICP & Persona Matching

Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.

How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.

Persona & ABM Matching
Match to target personas and ABM accounts
Multi-Factor Scoring
Role + Title + Level + Size + Revenue + Location + Industry
Focus on top 20% of prospects automatically
4

Push to Your CRM & Sales Tools

Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.

How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.

HubSpot CRM Integration - Sync Black Hat USA 2026 attendees to HubSpot
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5

Launch & Track Campaigns

Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.

How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to Black Hat USA 2026.

40%
Higher Conversion
80%
Faster First Touch
60%
Less Wasted Outreach

The Bottom Line

Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Las Vegas with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.

10x
Faster event data processing
(5-7 days → 5-10 minutes)
3-4 weeks
Earlier outreach
(Book meetings before the event)
40%
More meetings booked
(Targeted vs. spray-and-pray)

Enterprise-Grade Security

Your data stays secure and compliant

AES-256-GCM
Encryption at rest and in transit
OAuth 2.0
Secure authentication
Multi-Tenant
Complete data isolation

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Spivot identify target prospects at Black Hat USA?

Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.

Can I use Spivot for events other than Black Hat USA?

Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.

How accurate is the ICP and persona matching?

Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'

What CRMs and sales tools does Spivot integrate with?

HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, Google Sheets, and CSV export. You can also use our API for custom integrations.

Is my data secure and compliant?

Yes. Spivot uses AES-256-GCM encryption, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and multi-tenant architecture with complete data isolation. We're GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Why can't I just use the Black Hat USA attendee portal?

Event portals show 20,000+ attendees with infinite scroll or basic pagination. No filters for persona, company size, industry, or ICP criteria. Manually clicking through thousands of profiles to find 200 ideal prospects takes days. Plus, 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks, so teams need to repeat this process 2-3 times per week. Spivot extracts, enriches, scores, and filters automatically with daily updates.

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