Black Hat USA 2026: Cybersecurity Is Entering the Age of Autonomous Trust
Black Hat USA 2026 signals a fundamental shift in cybersecurity. AI agents, software supply chains and digital trust are becoming the new enterprise attack surface. The challenge for CISOs is no longer protecting infrastructure—but governing autonomous systems.
The Hidden Door: Why Remote Maintenance Has Become the Most Dangerous Entry Point into Smart Buildings
Remote maintenance keeps modern buildings running—but it also creates one of the largest unmanaged attack surfaces. Trusted service connections, permanent VPNs and vendor access are rapidly becoming the preferred entry point for cyber-physical attacks.
AI Doesn’t Need to Understand BACnet: Why Building Automation Has Entered a New Threat Era
AI is transforming cyber attacks against building automation. Tasks that once required deep knowledge of BACnet, KNX or Modbus can now be accelerated by large language models, dramatically lowering the barrier to targeting smart buildings.
Claude Broke Into Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests. The Real Failure Was Control.
Claude compromised three organizations after a test environment was mistakenly left online. The lesson for CISOs: an AI agent needs no malicious intent to cause harm—only an objective, excessive reach, and weak controls.