Black Hat Q&A: Inside the Black Hat NOC

Black Hat Q&A: Inside the Black Hat NOC
Cybersecurity expert Bart Stump explains what it's like to reliably deliver a useful, high-security network for one of the toughest audiences in the world.

When you sign up to attend Black Hat USA in Las Vegas next month, make sure to leave time in your busy schedule to check out the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC), the heart of the Black Hat network.


The Black Hat NOC team meet months before the event to strategize the best way to deliver a high-security, high-availability network to one of the biggest cybersecurity events in the world. The fact that this event is packed with security researchers, hackers, and network experts makes the process of deploying and securing the NOC just that much more exciting.


In addition to visiting the NOC itself, Black Hat attendees are invited to attend the special debriefing session offered at the end of the show.


In this popular Briefing, NOC crewmembers run down the tools and techniques they use to set up, stabilize, and secure the network, and describe what improvements they’ve made over the past year. I recently asked NOC leader Bart Stump offers to share his insight into what the NOC crew does and why Black Hat attendees should pay attention.


Alex Wawro: Hey there! Can you tell us a bit about who you are and what you do


Bart Stump: Hello! My name is Bart Stump and I am one half of the NOC leadership at Black Hat. I have been working with Black Hat for 12 years now.


Alex: What does your average workload look like at ..

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