DEFCON Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Cybersecurity onion links

  InfoSec-centric social media is absolutely accessible via onion sites so you can get news that way, for example InfoSec Exchange provides a way to privately access their Mastodon instance (source), and this Reddit community (and all others) can be accessed (source). Outside of social media, DEF CON hosts darkweb copies of all the media they release (see .onion links on the left side of the page), and a bunch of... Source: 10 months ago

• Event schedule for DEFCON 31

  Keep in mind that each of the entities, DEF CON and each of the Villages, has their own schedules and websites. Once a schedule is released on defcon.org it will only be of the Track talks and other events run by DEF CON. The Villages each could have their own talk schedules and other events listed on each of their websites. Source: 10 months ago

• DC30 - Mega DEF CON Info - For your Planning Enjoyment - pre DC31 edits

  DEF CON - defcon.org has info on these * Four DEF CON talk tracks, Forum List, Schedule - brief talks 1/2 to 2 hours long * Workshops - longer, more detailed, hands on, lasting half a day. These have limited seating. Workshop Registration Opened July 5 Noon PDT. These are all Sold Out! * Demo Labs - brief demonstrations for people to show off their project * Paid Training - 2 day training sessions on the Mon... Source: 11 months ago

• Defcon 31 Room Booking Is Live - Link Inside

  Yes, date and links are on main defcon page. - https://defcon.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Hackers prove it doesn’t take much to hijack a dead satellite

  With only a $300 piece of equipment and (legal) access to an uplink station, you, too, can broadcast WarGames from a decommissioned Canadian satellite—that’s what hacking enthusiast Karl Koscher showed everyone over the weekend at the annual Def Con hacker meetup in Las Vegas. Source: over 1 year ago

• Car dependence is bad even if you're a car enthusiast

  I love a lot of the aesthetic. The dream (and it's only a dream) that is sold _is_ pretty cool. Bombing down highway 1 on the California coast with the top down in a convertible full of your friends? Taking the time to wash and polish and turn this piece of steel and grease into a modern marvel both mechanical and artistic? Being a broke college student so getting 4 friends together in your shitbox 1990 Sentra (it... Source: almost 2 years ago

• First trip with SD

  Three hacker conferences - some of the largest in the us - are in Vegas from the 6th through the 12th. https://www.blackhat.com/us-22/, https://bsideslv.org/ and https://defcon.org/. A large number of folks get their kicks playing with the general public, and often have attacks which they've been saving until this week. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Hi Defcon newbies! Here are some tips for this year.

  I get it man, I really do. If only there was a way to find out if DEFCON really is cancelled. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Selling my DEFCON 30 badge for 300$

  Did any one them send a link to prove that I can actually get a refund? I posted screenshot from defcon.org saying tickets are non refundable. THey are transferrable though. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Cybersecurity conferences

  As far as hacking goes, DEFCON is probably one of the largest. https://defcon.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• WTHR Reports on Ski Mask Incident as Actual Event/Kline Transcripts Have Been Sealed/Law Enforcement Refuses to Comment on Whether TK Has Been Questioned Regarding Delphi

  Hackers have breached celebrity iCloud accounts to publish sensitive/ nude images for years! Hacking an Instagram is one of the easiest things a hacker can do. Frankly it’s not even relatively uncommon to hack an instagram. Https://capitalcurrent.ca/the-dark-side-of-instagram-fake-accounts-and-hacking-in-the-pandemic-era More on DefCon: https://defcon.org. Source: about 2 years ago

• Mega DEF CON Info - For your Planning Enjoyment

  DEF CON - defcon.org has info on these ( or WILL have info as we get closer, it's early and not much has been announced ) * Four DEF CON talk tracks - brief talks 1/2 to 2 hours long * Workshops - longer, more detailed, hands on, lasting half a day * DemoLabs - brief demonstrations for people to show off their project * Contests - various contests, some lasting all 4 days of DEF CON, some short time on stage *... Source: about 2 years ago

• I get to go to any tech conference in the US. Any really must sees?

  I've always wanted to go to DEF CON or CES. Source: about 2 years ago

• DEFCON 2022 Registration

  I have heard of DEFCON for a long time and I always want to go there for the experience and learning. However, I am having trouble with registration, the defcon.org keeps directing me to the hotel website, https://book.passkey.com/gt/218227359?gtid=91d1496702985f29e56b82c5f9253b61. So, I am guessing that we are going to book a hotel and pay for the tickets in-person in cash? If somebody could explain how the... Source: over 2 years ago

• Help, son due for exams not studying, only wants computer whole day.

  As for things you can use to help encourage and build a portfolio / experience and network there are conventions (These will usually be field specific e.g. Defcon for Cyber Security), hackathons (Work towards a tech solution in a set amount of time), game jams (Build a game in a short amount of time), short course sites (like pentesterlab, again cybersecurity focused) and also major cloud / IT providers tend to... Source: over 2 years ago

• ReddCoin Cryptocurrency Leads DEFCON29 Blockchain Village Event to Educational Track Contest Success

  Apparently the folks that asked us to join blockchainvillage.net and defcon.org didn't think so, either. Or all the other folks involved in all the things we're doing. Source: over 2 years ago

• I design HOT SAUCE LABELS for a living - Insta @GraphicsFix1 for more

  LOL, just thought that theese guys https://defcon.org/ could go that far. thanks! Source: over 2 years ago

• any update on where the conference area will be yet?

  Yea the dc23 link threw me at first, and I was coming from defcon.org not google. LV no limits, but I thought there were some WHO limits? Partly its if I commit, conference where impact hotel room choice. Source: almost 3 years ago

• any update on where the conference area will be yet?

  The one posted to defcon.org back on the 6th, https://shop.defcon.org/. The middle of the page does have a slideshow linking to diff articles on diff defcons (27/23/19). Neither badge is showing up anymore again. Source: almost 3 years ago

• I'm 14, will cyber security engineering be a good career choice by the time I am abled to work as one? (8+ years?)

  If you haven’t come across them yet, check out videos of DEFCON sessions. It will give you a good idea of the scope of the field. You can find out about the conference here. Source: about 3 years ago

• Results of the second independent audit of SecureDrop Workstation

  Now submit a working VM set to def con 29 for review - but AFAIK it's canceled. Source: about 3 years ago