11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA

11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA
A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor.

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Black Hat USA 2020 will look very different than it has in years past. Instead of boarding flights to Las Vegas, the infosec community is going online to attend from home: This year's briefings, show floor, Arsenal, breakout sessions, and meetings will all be virtual.


This year's digital show floor will feature Startup City, where a range of up-and-coming security companies will be exhibiting their newest technologies. Many of these organizations focus on tools that have become essential as businesses secure a growing number of remote employees.


Many businesses paused on spending during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cybersecurity was no exception. Security budgets and market growth froze as spending came under intense scrutiny. Organizations spent slightly less on endpoint security and more on cloud-based services, some cloud security tools, and some remote access technologies and automated security offerings.


"As for startups generally, there seems to be a fairly healthy crop of new companies in a range of areas within security," says Rik Turner, principal analyst with Omdia's IT Security and Technology team. "Endpoint security went through a busy period a few years back but seems to have calmed down of late," he adds, noting the acquisitions could be
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