Black Hat 25 Reveals What Keeps Cyber Experts Awake

In an era where cyber threats are becoming increasingly complex, Black Hat USA 2025 sounded alarms ringing with a sense of urgency that were unmistakable in the way they were sounded. As Nicole Perlroth, formerly a New York Times reporter, and now a founding partner at Silver Buckshot Ventures, made her presentation to a global security audience, she warned that cyber threats are evolving faster than the defenses that are designed to contain them, are failing. 

It was discussed in the presentation how malware has moved from a loud disruption to a stealthy, autonomous persistence, and ransomware has now mimicked legitimate commerce by mimicking subscription-based models that have industrialized extortion. 

Perlroth warned us that artificial intelligence, as well as supercharging attacks, is also corroding trust through distortions that are eroding trust.

She argued that the consequences go beyond the corporate networks, and that democratic institutions, critical infrastructure, and public discourse are all directly in the crossfire of a new digital war.

During the past few years, artificial intelligence has emerged as both a powerful shield and a formidable weapon for cybersecurity, transforming attacks in both speed and scale while challenging traditional defenses simultaneously.

According to experts at Black Hat, despite the rise of artificia

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