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Below the Operating System

Firmware, GPUs, BMCs and silicon sit beneath the controls we trust. Black Hat USA 2026 shows why hardware security is returning to the CISO agenda: software security cannot be stronger than the platform assumptions beneath it.
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Below the Operating System
Visual concept by Eckhart Mehler. Image generated with AI, 2026.

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