---
id: 8038
title: "Black Hat 2020: Highlights from the Virtual Conference; Calls to Action for the Industry"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/black-hat-2020-highlights-from-virtual-conference-calls-to-action-for-industry/"
published_at: "2020-08-11T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["black-hat", "conference", "election-security", "pandemic", "keynotes"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8038"
lang: en
---

# Black Hat 2020: Highlights from the Virtual Conference; Calls to Action for the Industry

## Summary

Highlights from a virtual Black Hat 2020: election security keynote stress-testing democracy, calls for ethical hackers to volunteer, and industry action items from a pandemic-shaped agenda.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/black-hat-2020-highlights-from-virtual-conference-calls-to-action-for-industry/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8038