DEFCON (event)

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DEFCON (also Def Con ) is one of the world's largest events for hackers . In 2007 the conference had around 6,000 visitors, and in 2017 around 25,000 visitors were recorded. It has been held annually in Las Vegas , Nevada since 1993 . Computer security news will be reported within three days . The event consists of lectures, workshops and meetings of different people. As a rule, competitions are also held. The best known is Capture the Flag (CTF). This is about defending or conquering specially constructed computers or networks. DEFCON was founded by Jeff Moss - also known as The Dark Tangent - who also founded Black Hat Briefings .

There are now many international DEFCON groups that pass on knowledge in their countries and promote new ideas.

Incidents

In 2001, Russian programmer Dmitri Vitalievich Skljarov was arrested at the conference. Adobe accused him of distributing software that can decrypt Adobe's e-book format.

The reporter Michelle Madigan was accused in 2007 of filming or making sound recordings without a press ID.

In 2009, one person was arrested in Las Vegas for illicit gun possession. Another person cracked the door lock on the roof of the Riviera Hotel and was arrested shortly afterwards.

As a result of the PRISM scandal, the presence of government employees at DEFCON 2013 was not desired for the first time.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://defcon.org/html/defcon-16/dc-16-faq.html
  2. ^ DefCon, Black Hat brings extra cybersecurity concerns to Las Vegas . In: Las Vegas Review-Journal . July 29, 2017 ( reviewjournal.com [accessed January 9, 2018]).
  3. ↑ http://defcon.org/html/links/defcon-media-archives.html#DEF%20CON%201
  4. ↑ https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Neue-Details-zur-Festnahme-des-eBook-Hackers-40407.html
  5. ↑ George Ou: Undercover NBC Dateline reporter bolts from DEFCON 2007. In: zdnet.com. August 3, 2007, accessed November 14, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Heise: Review of DEF CON
  7. ↑ http://www.golem.de/news/nsa-keith-alexander-will-hacker-fuer-die-datensammlung-gewinnen-1308-100743.html
  8. ↑ Feds 'not welcome' at DEF CON hacker conference zdnet.com, accessed on August 2, 2013

Web links

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