Black Hat Middle East and Africa (Black Hat MEA) 2026 will take place in Riyadh from December 1 to 3, bringing together more than 30,000 attendees, 500 brands and 300 speakers at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham, Saudi Arabia.
Organized by Tahaluf with the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones and the global Black Hat brand, the event will cover information security, ethical hacking, cyber defense and digital resilience.
The three-day program will include technical briefings, demonstrations, training sessions and industry discussions. The Black Hat Arsenal will showcase open-source security tools, while 30 approved trainers will lead courses in ethical hacking and offensive security. Partners include OffSec, CQURE and Hackers Academy.
The event will also feature Capture the Flag competitions for more than 1,000 participants and an Executive Summit for senior information security leaders. For the first time, it will run alongside Kingdom of Gaming 2026, connecting cybersecurity with gaming, technology and digital innovation.
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Source: EntArabi
