Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast 3 August 2026 2 MIN

Black Hat 2026 Preview: The Security Trends You Can't Ignore

Whether you're attending Black Hat or simply want to stay ahead of the conversations shaping enterprise security, this episode provides practical context on the technologies, challenges, and priorities security leaders should be watching.

Black Hat is almost here, and the cybersecurity conversations are already taking shape.

In this episode of the Cybersecurity Awesomeness podcast, EMA Vice President of Research Christopher Steffen shares the security trends he expects to dominate this year's conference, including:
- Agentic AI governance
- The explosion of nonhuman identities
- Passwordless authentication
- Post-quantum cryptography
- AI-powered vulnerability management
- Emerging infrastructure and network security risks

Whether you're attending Black Hat or simply want to stay ahead of the conversations shaping enterprise security, this episode provides practical context on the technologies, challenges, and priorities security leaders should be watching.

Chris Steffen
Vice President of Research at Enterprise Management Associates
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Chris Steffen is the Researching Director for EMA, an analyst firm that looks at how companies manage their IT infrastructure from the data center out to the user environment and into the cloud. He is an experienced, high-performing information security expert with extensive experience in IT and security management.