DEFCON

Overview

DEFCON is one of the world's largest hacker and security conventions. It is held annually in Las Vegas. In 2017, it was estimated that 25,000 people attended the event. In recent years there has been rapidly growing activity around wireless security research.

The Wireless Village is a parallel track within DEFCON focused on wireless security, and features technical presentations, demos and exhibits, and a Wireless-Capture-the-Flag (WCTF) contest.

The events are enumerated, and the 2018 event is known as DEFCON 26.

Location

Caesars Palace

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Dates

9-12 August 2018

Additional Links

https://www.defcon.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEF_CON

https://www.youtube.com/user/DEFCONConference/playlists

https://twitter.com/defcon

http://www.wirelessvillage.ninja/

https://twitter.com/wifi_village

Past Events

2017 Event (DEFCON 25)

https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-25/dc-25-speakers.html

https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-25/dc-25-workshops.html

http://www.wirelessvillage.ninja/speakersched.html