CISO Whisperer Launches Its Black Hat USA 2026 Watch List: 12 Companies Across Three Tiers
Las Vegas hosts the cybersecurity industry again this August, and the agenda reflects a market under pressure. Black Hat USA 2026 runs August 1 through 6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, with expert trainings, summits, and main conference briefings covering the technologies and challenges shaping modern cybersecurity. Security teams arriving in Nevada are dealing with AI-driven threats, expanding attack surfaces, cloud complexity, and growing volumes of security data. Vendors are responding with new approaches to detection, response, exposure management, and resilience. CISO Whisperer has selected 12 companies to watch across three tiers.
Super Tier
Upwind approaches cloud and AI security from the runtime layer. Its platform connects cloud inventory, posture, network topology, applications, and identities, then combines real-time and agentless signals into a live view of infrastructure, networks, APIs, and data flows. The intent is faster threat response for teams that cannot afford to wait for periodic scans.
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