Defcon 26

Defcon 26 is less than a month away! Last year was the first time that the convention would be held at the Cesar Palace. By personal experience it felt as though some of the talks were spread far apart from one another. Let's hope that this year they've organized and that The Cesar Palace has finished with construction. Defcon has released the list of villages this year:

Internet of Things
Crypto and Privacy
Wireless
Biohacking
R00tz Asylum
Hardware Hacking
Lockpicking
Social Engineering
Tamper Evident
Data Duplication
DEAF CON
Voting Machine Hacking
Recon
AI
Soldering Skills
DroneWarz
VX (Chip-Off)
Mobile Museum of Vintage Technology
Ethics
Laser Cutting
Cannabis
CAAD (Competition on Adversarial Attacks and Defenses)
Blue Team
Car Hacking
Packet Hacking
Industrial Control Systems
Skytalks
Monero/BCOS

Villages at Defcon are a wealth of knowledge. When visiting Defcon, most if not all, will say "you should visit the villages learn something new, skip the talks". This is all but true. The talks are all recorded and easily uploaded within a couple of months onto the Defcon site. The villages, CTF competition are where you want to be. I know I'll be sitting with my burner laptop, at the CTFs meeting new people and learning new things.

Sites & Sounds

Another year at Defcon in Las Vegas, and this time around I've come with experience from my first visit. Last year on my first visit to this convention it didn't last long as I only stayed a day in a half. For this year I've decided to get to Vegas early. Of course it's always best to get here early for Defcon if you wish to get the electronic badges. I'll be updating my photography page with images from Defcon.