Microsoft Research released a new episode in its AI Testing and Evaluation podcast series on July 14, 2025, featuring cybersecurity expert Professor Ciaran Martin (founder of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre) and Tori Westerhoff from Microsoft’s AI Red Team.
A recent ISC² study reveals that 30% of cybersecurity professionals have already adopted AI tools into their workflows, marking a significant shift in how security teams approach threat detection and response.
InfoSec World has long been recognized as a leading cybersecurity conference combining business strategy and technical innovation. The 2025 program features over 150 expert speakers discussing core topics.
Ai4 2025 will be held August 11–13, 2025, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The National Cyber Summit (NCS) 2025 will take place September 23–25, 2025, in Huntsville, Alabama. As one of the premier cybersecurity conferences in the U.S., NCS unites government, industry, and academic communities to foster innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity research and practice.
The event features keynote speakers, technical tracks, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities covering a wide array of topics such as secure software engineering, threat intelligence, network defense, and emerging cyber technologies.
Authors: Laurie E. Cutting1, Sarah S. Hughes-Berheim2, Paul M. Johnson3, Hiba Baroud4, Brett Goldstein5
Blue Team Con 2025 takes place at the Fairmont Chicago, IL, with training sessions on September 4–5 and the main conference on September 6–7, 2025.
What It’s About
As the only in-person conference focused entirely on cybersecurity defenders, Blue Team Con gathers over 850 professionals—including SOC analysts, threat hunters, incident responders, and defensive developers—to share knowledge through hands-on training, villages, and talks.
Key Highlights
The NSA, CISA, FBI, and DoD’s DC3 released a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet titled "Iranian Cyber Actors May Target Vulnerable U.S. Networks and Entities of Interest." The agencies caution that, despite an ongoing ceasefire, Iranian-affiliated threat actors—including state-sponsored groups and hacktivists—could soon launch disruptive campaigns against U.S. networks, particularly those with out-of-date systems or weak credentials.
Key Risks Highlighted:
Mark your calendars for DEF CON 33!
Taking place in Las Vegas from August 7–10, 2025, this is one of the world’s largest and most respected hacker conventions.
This year’s event includes dedicated sessions, workshops, and CTFs centered around memory corruption, exploit mitigations, and secure systems engineering:
Join the next Kawaiicon, New Zealand’s premier hacker conference, happening November 6–8, 2025 in Wellington. This year’s edition dives deep into modern exploit techniques, particularly automated memory corruption attacks and emerging mitigation strategies in native languages and runtimes.
Why it matters for SoS‑VO: