Training was expensive but I felt like it was worthwhile. They definitely had a very different vibe.īH was good for the training, I spent a few days with experts on a specific topic doing labs. My friend participated in that and did not contract any computer viruses lol. However, if you bring your laptop to participate in a game/event (like CTFs) you should be fine. So yeah I just used my own data on my cell phone at the fear of being hacked. Turns out a surprising number of people watch porn at DEF CON lol. For example, I also went to a talk where for the past 3 years this guy walked around with a wifi pineapple and recorded what everyone was doing on the internet. DEF CON tells you that if you connect to their wifi you’re at risk of getting hacked. DEF CON is the event for home grown hackers and there’s no holds bar at their own conventions. They have 2 different wifi networks- one with zero security and one with some kind of security (tbh i forget what that “security” was lol). DEF CON is geared towards the everyday person and even families (I saw a bunch of them) so the tickets are cheaper.Īs for DEF CON being “dangerous”, it’s because, like I said, it’s the wild wild west out there. Black Hat tickets are like $1000 it’s insane lol. The reason I was able to go was because Facebook sponsored a bunch of students to go there for free and I was lucky enough to be one chosen. I think Black Hat is just so much more expensive specifically because it’s so corporate. The vibe is a lot more casual, less free stuff (but you can find some), and there’s more activities to do like CTFs or hacking cars. The wifi is dangerous, people are walking around in casual clothing, and you can attend talks about how to make police lasers think you’re not speeding when you are (it was a fantastic talk btw). DEF CON is low key the wild wild west lol. Their talks are more about defensive security on a worldwide scale (at least the ones I saw), and a lot of the talks also center around companies showing off their tech. The talks are similar but I would say that Black Hat’s are more “professional” in a sense. Although you can get a tonnnn of free stuff in the vendor booths. Black Hat is very much a corporate event with companies trying to sell you their security tech for at home, in the office, for your university etc. I attended both Black Hat 2019 and DefCon 2019 and from my experience I would say that the biggest differences would be the ~vibes~ lol. I know you specifically asked about the talks, but I wanted to add some other stuff as well (hope that’s alright).
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