

The Prediction Tour: Black Hat Edition
An exclusive gathering for select CISOs and cyber leaders — hosted in our suite at Black Hat USA. Join us for an intimate peer conversation led by Brendon McCaulley, CISO at ConnexPay, as we explore what's coming next in cybersecurity:
- Responding to AI-powered attacks on external surfaces- Safely enabling an autonomous SOC
- Operating 'Left of Boom'Expect sharp takes, candid conversation, and good company
- no keynote fluff, just real talk from practitioners in the room.
📅 August 5 | 11AM – 1PM PT | Black Hat USA, bforeAI SuiteSpace is limited.
Are you interested in detecting attacks before they launch?
We specialize in preemptive security that detects and disables infrastructure an average of 18 days before it's weaponized.
📍Suite is in the Mandalay Bay Resort on floor 61, room 215.
Speaker Information
Brendon McCaulley
Chief Security and AI Enablement Officer, ConnexPay
Brendon McCaulley is the Chief Security and AI Enablement Officer at ConnexPay, where he leads a Defense in Depth security strategy built for an AI and cloud-first enterprise. The creator of Project Aegis, Brendon has pioneered AI-powered, autonomous SOC capabilities that scale security operations by 15x and beyond.
With over 15 years of fintech security leadership across ConnexPay, Optum Financial, and Heartland Payment Systems, he is a recognized expert in enterprise security transformation, PCI/SOC compliance, and applying artificial intelligence to real-world cyber defense. Brendon holds an MBA from SMU's Cox School of Business and serves as President of the North Texas ISSA chapter.