How the Hacking World Has Changed: 'All Tech is Political'

Black Hat's Jeff Moss: 'We're in a Political Situation, Whether You Like It or Not' Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 12, 2025

Technology doesn't exist in a vacuum, and by extension neither does cybersecurity.

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While this has always been true, unlike the bygone days of '80s phone phreaking and pre-internet hardware hacking, as technology has become more essential to the functioning of everyday life, it's taken on new dimensions, said Jeff Moss, the founder of the annual Black Hat conference.

Taking the stage Wednesday morning in London to open the 25th edition of the annual cybersecurity event, Moss told attendees that in recent years, he's been "struggling" to acknowledge the "uncomfortable truth" that ...