How peer review keeps Black Hat’s global stage credible
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities used to surface over weeks. Now they surface in minutes, as attackers move faster than defenders can respond, forcing the industry’s biggest gatherings to rethink how practitioners find trustworthy answers fast. One answer many lean on is cybersecurity peer review — vetting research, startups and threat intelligence before it reaches a stage or a spotlight.
Suzy Pallett (pictured), president of Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established security event series, stepped into the role in Sept. 2025 after more than 20 years in global events. Pallett previously served as executive vice president for Europe and the Middle East at Money20/20, the financial technology event series.
“We are seeing those vulnerabilities daily, seconds, minutes,” Pallett said. “We still need to focus on the urgency and how we can come together to collaborate in critical environments to devise collective solutions.”
Pallett spoke with theCUBE’s Krista Case at Black Hat USA, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed cybersecurity peer review and Black Hat’s new Global Startup Spotlight competition. (* Disclosure below.)
