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WhoisXML API representatives led by Alex Ronquillo, Vice President, and Ed Gibbs, VP of Research and Development, joined more than 20,000 attendees at Black Hat USA 2025, which took place on 2–7 August 2025, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The keynotes, briefings, and different sessions provided a comprehensive look at the current state of cybersecurity, with recurring themes shaping the industry. In this blog post, we’ll recap five of the most prominent themes from Black Hat.

Brendan O’Doherty, in charge of Intelligence Partnerships at WhoisXML API, recently attended Infosecurity Europe 2025 held at ExCeL London on 3–5 June. He joined more than 13,000 attendees united in the overarching theme of building a safer cyber world, which deeply resonated with WhoisXML API’s vision.

The event celebrated its 30th anniversary, bringing together cybersecurity leaders, solution providers, and technologists to discuss cyber strategies, the evolving threat landscape, and innovations in cyber defense. Below are some of the recurring themes and our key takeaways from the event.

The RSA Conference held in San Francisco from 28 April to 1 May 2025 attracted a record-breaking 41,000 attendees, and we’re thrilled to say that WhoisXML API representatives were among them. The global cybersecurity gathering featured 413 sessions and 656 exhibitors, all offering valuable insights into emerging cybersecurity trends—evolving threats, cutting-edge solutions, and industry best practices.

In this post, we’ll recap the recurring themes and key trends from the event and highlight the most impactful insights that will continue to shape organizations’ cybersecurity strategies.

Ching Chiao, Head of APAC & Global Partnership at WhoisXML API, joined more than 20,000 security professionals from around the world in the recently concluded Cybersec 2025. He participated as a speaker at the three-day conference and expo that aims to take on digital threats as one cybersecurity community.

Held in Taiwan on 15–17 April 2025, Cybersec 2025 hosted more than 300 sessions and speakers and focused on 28 various themes, including artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, AI of Things (AIoT) and hardware, financial technology (fintech), and open-source security. Several of the topics resonated with us, and we’ll dive into some of them in this post.

WhoisXML API representatives recently attended the ICANN82 Community Forum held in Seattle on 8–13 March 2025, where they participated in cross-community conversations and plenary sessions.

The event brought together prominent figures in the industry—Curtis Lindquist, ICANN President and CEO; Nayala Saras, Vice President of Global Stakeholder Engagement, North America; and Tripti Sinha, Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors; and many other leaders. 

As a regular participant in ICANN forums, we want to share some of the important highlights from ICANN82 in this post.

Ed Gibbs, Vice President of Research at WhoisXML API, joined thousands of cybersecurity leaders and innovators at the SecurityScorecard Odyssey.conf, held in Miami, Florida, on 25–27 February 2025.

The event, known for its focus on supply chain cyber risk management, provided a valuable opportunity to consider the role of domain and IP intelligence in strengthening defenses against cyber threats, aligning with this year’s theme, “Charting the Course for Cyber Resilience.”

While the event dove into several important areas of cybersecurity, we highlight three key takeaways in this post. 

WhoisXML API is honored to have been represented at the recent APTLD86 conference, the 86th members meeting of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain (APTLD) Association. Held on 17–20 September 2024 in Da Nang, Vietnam, the event took on a hybrid format, with 110 participants on-site and 50 others online.

Our Head of APAC and Global Partnership, Ching Chao, participated in the conference and shared in-depth insights into DNS abuse, contributing to the discussions and knowledge exchange among the APTLD members.

In this post, we’ll share some of the most notable takeaways from the APTLD86 conference.

WhoisXML API representatives were among the more than 20,000 security professionals from 117 countries who gathered at Black Hat 2024 held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on 3–8 August 2024.

The annual conference once again delivered on its promise of showcasing the latest security advancements and exposing emerging threats. As our team continues to absorb the valuable insights gained from Black Hat 2024, we put into writing this recap to capture the key themes and highlights of the conference.