The archive

Sixteen years, in pictures.

Reflect on the highlights from our previous CISO soirées and socials — and a special thank you to all the technology and cybersecurity experts and leaders who joined us.

Black Hat 2026 Past events

Most recent

Black Hat CISO Soirée 2026

minus5 ICEBAR and the 1923 Prohibition Bar, Mandalay Bay — Las Vegas, 3 August 2026. Select any photograph to view it full size.

The bar

Three guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Sponsor giveaways laid out on a table before guests arrive — Before the doors

Neon entrance to the 1923 Prohibition Bar at Mandalay Bay — 1923 Prohibition Bar

A group of guests with drinks in hand beneath the sponsor screens — First drinks

Guests gathered in the warmly lit bar room during the soirée — The room

An engraved glass artwork on display at the venue — On display

Two members of the Kolenko & Associates team welcoming guests at the registration desk — Welcome desk

Three guests in conversation on a tufted velvet couch — The lounge

Three guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Four guests together at the bar — At the bar

Guests signing books at the Author Speakeasy table, beneath a board thanking the evening’s sponsors — The Author Speakeasy

An author signing copies at a table stacked with books — Signing

Two guests with drinks photographed at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Five guests photographed before the author talk screen — The talk

Three guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Two guests photographed in the Mandalay Bay concourse on the way to the soirée — On the way

Two guests seated together in a red velvet booth — A quiet corner

Five guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Three authors holding up their books at the Author Speakeasy — The authors

Two guests photographed in the State Room against patterned wallpaper — The State Room

Four guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Guests

Four guests together in the red-lit room — Together

A large group of guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop — Together

Two guests photographed against a deep red drape — The evening

Three guests in fur coats beside a neon sign in the minus5 ICEBAR — In the ICEBAR

A guest in a fur coat seated on the carved ice throne — The ice throne

Carved ice sculptures lit in blue and violet neon inside the minus5 ICEBAR — minus5 ICEBAR

Two guests in fur coats seated on the carved ice thrones — The ice thrones

A group of guests in fur coats inside the neon-lit minus5 ICEBAR — Below freezing

An author signing copies of The Compliance Code at the soirée — Book signing

Four guests photographed together at the sponsor backdrop later in the evening — Guests

Five guests seated together in the lounge with their gift bags — The lounge

Two guests photographed together at a table during the evening — Guests

Three guests in parkas raising a toast beneath the ICEBAR sign — A toast

Guests in conversation late in the evening in the red-lit room — Late in the evening

Photography © minus5 Mandalay Bay Past events →

Earlier evenings

Where we’ve been.

From Las Vegas and New York to San Francisco, San Diego and Miami — the soirées, dinners and socials that brought this community together.

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RSA CISO Soirée

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CISO Soirée in San Francisco, 27 April 2025

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CISO Social in Miami, 23 January 2025

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CISO Social

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CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 6 August 2024

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CISO Soirée

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CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 5 August 2024

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CISO Soirée

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CISO Happy Hour in San Francisco, 7 & 9 May 2024

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CISO Happy Hour

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CISO Social in San Diego, 3 March 2024

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CISO Social

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CISO Social in New York, 17 October 2023

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CISO Social

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CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 8 August 2023

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CISO Soirée

Las Vegas · 8 August 2023

CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 7 August 2023

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CISO Soirée

Las Vegas · 7 August 2023

CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 8 August 2022

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CISO Soirée

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CISO Soirée in Las Vegas, 2019

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CISO Soirée

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