Will Hurd’s Black Hat keynote nixed amid criticism of voting record
Black Hat USA has decided to cancel an upcoming keynote speech from Rep. Will Hurd after criticism of his voting record on women’s rights issues. The choice of the Texas Republican, a lawmaker with a detailed familiarity with cybersecurity issues, had drawn the ire of some in the cybersecurity industry because of his opposition to abortion. Less than 24 hours after Tech Crunch published an article that raised those concerns, Black Hat has scrapped Hurd’s keynote, which was to take place in August. TechCrunch was also first to report the cancellation. “Black Hat has chosen to remove U.S. Representative Will Hurd as our 2019 Black Hat USA Keynote,” Black Hat, one of the world’s biggest cybersecurity conferences, said in a statement. “We misjudged the separation of technology and politics. We will continue to focus on technology and research. However, we recognize that Black Hat USA is not the appropriate platform for the […]
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