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DEF CON

DEF CON

Las Vegas, NV, United States

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Abstract

Informal hacker conference. Follows Black Hat with informal, antics-filled approach for IT managers, network admins, IT staff, sysadmins; in-person event.

Keywords: hacking; cybersecurity; IT security

Subject classification: CIP 15 Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields; ISCED-F 071 Engineering and engineering trades.

Table 1. Event details
Dates
Duration4 days
FormatIn person
LocationLas Vegas, NV, United States
HostDEF CON

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Registration, submission deadlines and the full programme are published by the organiser at defcon.org.