Highlights from Black Hat USA 2021

Black Hat USA 2021 was a hybrid event that brought together in-person and virtual attendees in Las Vegas. The conference saw nearly 14,600 attendees participating virtually, making it the largest hybrid conference in cybersecurity since the shift to virtual events. Datadog participated as both an exhibitor and speaker at this year's event, showcasing its Cloud Security Posture Management product and announcing the general availability of Datadog Cloud Workload Security. The event highlighted the importance of collaboration among development, security, and operations teams in advancing cybersecurity efforts. Two notable briefings were "Cloudy with a Chance of APT: Novel Microsoft 365 Attacks in the Wild" and "I’m a Hacker Get Me Out of Here! Breaking Network Segregation Using Esoteric Command & Control Channels."