Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar sits down with Liam Plunkett and Sanjay Krishnamurthi at Black Hat 2026 to compare cricket and cybersecurity, starting with one rule: play the ball, not the bowler. Join us at ROCon Americas, October 13-15 in Austin, Texas: https://www.qualys.com/rocon/2026/americas Try Qualys ETM free for 30 days: https://www.qualys.com/free-trial-new/enterprise-trurisk-management In this fireside chat with the San Francisco Unicorns, Sumedh Thakar, Liam Plunkett (broadcaster and Major League Cricket ambassador), and Sanjay Krishnamurthi (SF Unicorns and the USA national team) trade lessons between the pitch and the SOC. You cannot swing at every ball, and you cannot fix every vulnerability. A yorker is a yorker no matter who bowls it, and a vulnerability is a vulnerability no matter which threat actor uses it. They also cover how each player got into the game, facing the world's best bowlers, the AI tools the Unicorns use to build game plans, how AI feeds live broadcast stats, growing cricket in the US ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Liam's memories of the 2019 World Cup final, and a quick round of cybersecurity terms. Qualys sponsors the San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket. Featuring: Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO, Qualys. Liam Plunkett, Broadcaster and Ambassador, Major League Cricket. Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SF Unicorns and USA Cricket Team. Chapters: 0:00 Welcome and first impressions of Black Hat 1:21 Where cybersecurity and cricket overlap 2:10 How they got into cricket 3:34 Facing the world's best bowlers 5:39 What cricket teaches about cyber threats 6:38 Their exposure to cybersecurity 7:40 Bringing cricket to America 9:24 The future of cricket in the US 11:03 Grassroots cricket and coaching 12:48 AI in the game and in the broadcast booth 16:13 Cyber terms quiz 17:31 Liam on the 2019 World Cup final 19:40 Closing thoughts #Cricket #SFUnicorns #Cybersecurity #BlackHat2026

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