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From the War Room to the World. Cyber Future Foundation is proud to celebrate the global premiere of Midnight in the War Room, the groundbreaking documentary from Semperis bringing the realities of cyber conflict, and the human experience of those defending our digital society, to a global audience. The film premieres at Black Hat USA in #LasVegas on August 5, followed by screenings across the Americas, Europe, India, Singapore, and Australia. For CFF, this has been more than a film partnership. From General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.) introduction to Semperis CEO Mickey Bresman, through our collaboration with Thomas LeDuc, Bill Keeler, Sarah Simpson, Katherine Thompson and the wider Semperis team, it has been a meaningful community journey. CFF has supported the project through dedicated program leadership, visibility across our initiatives, a spotlight during CFF’s 10th anniversary program, international activation at the Cyber Future Dialogue in Davos, and engagement of leaders from across our community. The film brings together an extraordinary range of voices, including General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), Chris Inglis, Jen Easterly, J. Michael Daniel, Prof. Mary Aiken PhD, Marene Allison, Tim Brown, Ron Green, Simon Hodgkinson, Joe Sullivan, Sarah Gosler, Marcus Hutchins, Jesse McGraw, Joe Tidy, Dave Venable, Valmiki Mukherjee, alongside many other CISOs, defenders, researchers, journalists, ethical hackers, former hackers, victims, and community leaders. Trailer 2 features shots from CFF Davos Cyber Future Dialogue with Ilya Ponomarev, Fernando Murias adding the deep understanding of what it means to be at war... Their collective message is urgent: #Cybersecurity is not simply a technical function. It is a human, leadership, economic, national-security, and societal-resilience imperative. Cyber incidents now affect healthcare, energy, finance, transportation, public services, communications, identity, and trust. Yet public understanding still trails far behind the consequences. A call to #CISOs and #CyberLeaders - What does society still fail to understand about cyber risk? - What pressures do CISOs and defenders carry that organizations rarely see? - How can boards and executives better support those protecting their institutions? - How do we move cybersecurity awareness beyond the security function and make resilience a shared responsibility? Share your perspective in the comments, amplify the trailer, and follow the upcoming opportunities to participate in screenings and leadership conversations around the world. Congratulations to the Semperis team, filmmakers, cast, Action Partners, and everyone who helped bring this story to the world. The conversation may begin in the war room. It must now reach every boardroom, institution, and community. #MidnightInTheWarRoom #CyberFutureFoundation #Semperis #Cybersecurity #CISO #CyberLeadership #CyberResilience #BoardGovernance #NationalSecurity #DigitalTrust #BlackHatUSA