![]() ![]() Furthermore, talks and miniature workshops were provided to give beginners a basic introduction to the world of lock picking and jump-start the new hobby with tips, tricks, and equipment referrals. The lock picking village contains numerous stations and tables for lock picking enthusiasts to sit, collaborate and pick locks together sharing knowledge and techniques for bypassing any number of physical locks using picking or raking techniques. Villages: Villages at DEFCON are coordinated by members of the DEFCON community to orchestrate talks, miniature workshops, easy-to-digest trainings, and demonstrate examples of their area of security in theory and practice. If you want to see what was available at DEFCON 30 for yourself and determine if it’s a conference you may be interested in in the future, check out the Forum Pages for all past offerings and to keep an eye on future offerings at DEFCON. Every visitor’s experience is going to vary wildly based on what you choose to attend, where you spend your time, and how willing you are to go with the flow, put yourself out there, and invest in the time you have at the conference. Since the conference is so expansive, be warned that this is not an all-inclusive list and that there is far more content than can be covered in a single blog post. Given the extreme quantity of opportunities to learn, work, play, and be involved in at DEFCON, my purpose in writing this blog is to provide an outline of what is offered at the conference, what I found to be useful, and some interesting bits of information I took home from the conference this year. All of this is pre-baked into the conference by those who manage and run the conference.Īs for activities and offerings, DEFCON is an eclectic conference with an expansive list of opportunities to get involved and participate in. So go with the expectation that a number of individuals at DEFCON are there to be anonymous in their experience and that not everyone is comfortable being open with their information. Many conversations I had were with individuals who didn’t want to share exact names, locations, or areas of work. Official posts and signage encourage conference-goers to only share as much information with others as they feel comfortable with. ![]() The conference offers a completely cash-only experience and allows for its attendees to be who they want to be. While other article-of-clothing related hacking and security conferences have monetized on the fact that information security is a lucrative business, DEFCON has retained its style, its crowd-sourced nature, and its dedication to existence outside the influence of the monetization of security as a practice. DEFCON differs from other security conferences in that it maintains its grassroots attitude towards hacking and independence. ![]()
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