{"id":5,"date":"2021-01-27T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/white-hat-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:44:28","slug":"white-hat-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 International White Hat Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.bu-banner-media {max-height: 275px;}\n.bu-banner-image-only .bu-banner-media::before {background: none;}\n.temp-hide, .bu-banner-ctas {display: none;}\n.page-template-bu-landing .content-container .content-area {max-width: 980px;}\nh1 {font-size: 45px;}\n\/* Workaround for single column of promo boxes (for mobile\/tablet and single promo box only) *\/\n.bulp-content.bulp-promos-content .bulp-container {grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr)); max-width: 450px;} \n\/* End workaround *\/\n\/* Align two promo boxes horizontally (desktop only) *\/\n@media screen and (min-width: 992px) {\n  .bulp-content.bulp-promos-content .bulp-container {grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); max-width: 900px;}\n} \n\/* end align two promo boxes horizontally *\/\n<\/style>\n<h2>Cybersecurity &#038; Digital Crime Prevention: <br \/>Building Global Readiness for Mega Events<\/h2>\n<p>Hosted by Boston University and the Center for CIC<\/p>\n<h3>June 1\u20133, 2026<br \/>Mendoza, Argentina<\/h3>\n<p>Online and In-Person<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you to all who made this year\u2019s International White Hat Conference a success.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you were one of the roughly nine hundred in-person attendees in Mendoza, Argentina or among the more than two thousand that joined online from across the globe, the conference once again reinforced the value of collective problem-solving in the challenging field of cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our esteemed speakers\u2014representing a spectrum of government, academia, and private-sector innovation in the field\u2014and our intrepid Cybercrime Investigation and Student Paper contestants. Together, they explored an array of compelling and thoughtful approaches to the theme of \u201cCybersecurity &#038; Digital Crime Prevention: Building Global Readiness for Mega Events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch recordings of the conference below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Tuesday, June 2, Full Day:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nXbcqdxpGfg?si=fbJm7ZWeZQCrnAlY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Wednesday, June 3, Starting at 1:50 PM (Argentina local time):<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0MGoXla7VQ?si=N_5kjeNk1yzQtp4x\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Global mega events<\/strong>, such as the FIFA World Cup, present heightened risks related to cybersecurity threats and digitally enabled crime. These risks include cyberattacks, cryptocurrency\u2011related financial crime, identity theft, online fraud, and technology\u2011facilitated human trafficking\u2014many of which are increasingly augmented by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. <a href=\"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/about\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/about\/conference-committee\/\">Meet the Conference Planning Committee.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-2025-international-white-hat-conference-tickets-1295779995849?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button\">Register today<\/a><\/p>\n\n--><br \/>\n<script>\r\nwindow.onload = function() {\r\n  let newTabPromos = document.getElementsByClassName('bulp-item bulp-promo new-tab');\r\n  for (i = 0; i < newTabPromos.length; i++) {\r\n    let anchors = newTabPromos[i].getElementsByTagName('a');\r\n    for (n = 0; n < anchors.length; n++) {\r\n      setAttributes(anchors[n], {\"target\": \"_blank\", \"rel\": \"noopener noreferrer\"});\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}\r\nfunction setAttributes(el, attrs) {\r\n  for(var key in attrs) {\r\n    el.setAttribute(key, attrs[key]);\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity &#038; Digital Crime Prevention: Building Global Readiness for Mega Events Hosted by Boston University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14003,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14003"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/whitehat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}