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Defcon X - Live in Las Vegas

Posted by timothy on from the land-of-the-free dept.

Navisto writes: "DEFCON X gathering has begun in Las Vegas already as everyone begins to prepare for the start of Friday's event at the Alexis Park. The hacking convention is in its' 10th year and this is said to be the largest yet. This year there are dozens of speeches happening ranging from wireless, .Net security all the way to Mac OS X AppleScript security issues and hacks. Gathering in Las Vegas brings all the hackers together. This year the official events of Defcon include DC Shoot, Capture the Flag,Hacker Jeopardy, Scavenger Hunt, and this year's first WarDriving Contest. When Live Streams are activated the information will be posted on defcon.org and on the Defcon Forums... PS - E-Mail the Alexis Park letting them know their site isn't cross-browser compatible. Not everyone uses IE and NS ;)"

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  1. Hotel recommendations for hackers by TeknoDragon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Try the Alladin!

    yes, it's pricey and they make you walk through their mall... but but their network is 3MBps up AND down (unfortunately NAT'd) and here's the best part:

    dirty dirty... WINS traffic everywhere

    don't bother using the dumb-terminals they give you... just unplug it from the wall and plug yourself in... then connect with YOUR NIC using IE and try to browse... it will send you to their subscription page and you click 'OK' to be charged $10 for a 24 hour period of net usage

    I'd like to see/hear what the Defcon crew does to their network ;->

  2. Bender had it right... by Tim+Browse · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer Extortion. The X makes it sound cool."
    -- Bender, "Futurama"

    Tim :)

  3. Re:Be discreet by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 4, Flamebait
    HAHAHAhahaha hohoho hehehe...hohoHAHAHHAHAAA...whoo...almost burst my lungs laughing there. Thanks for the chuckle.

    Defcon was, at one time, a cool place to go and meet really freaking cool people that didn't live anywhere near your area code. Since Defcon has been at the Alexis Park, however, it's attracted a completely different crowd. Basically, Defcon is the culmination of the Black Hat Briefings, a weeklong big-dollar security conference. The attitude is, come to Vegas during the week, see the shows, attend the real security briefings, and on the weekend we trot out the tattooed freaks for your amusement. Defcon isn't just a simple hacker con like Cuervocon or Xcon used to be. It's the weekend entertainment for a weeklong security conference. Few coders, but plenty of people dressed in black playing quake on windows laptops.

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    Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
  4. Defcon may be crawling with feds, but CTF rulez by goonda · · Score: 4, Informative

    CTF is the sole reason to attend Defcon. If you are a security admin responsible for firewalls, VPNs, and most importantly IDS systems, plugging into the CTF network is a fantastic learning experience. Mostly cause its the most malicious traffic you are ever likely to see in one place. Don't bring your work laptop ;) I like to start up services on my *nix box, start snort, and see who knocks on my door.

  5. Re:Be discreet by zCyl · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't usually post this type of message.

    PhysicsGenius is not a physicist, and almost every post he makes is ficticious. Check his posting history and then stop modding him up!