DEF CON

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We are happy to announce four unique training courses offered at #blackhat and #defcon this summer in Las Vegas. Please consider joining us. Early bird rates still available. Information Operations: Influence, Exploit and Counter  Black Hat, 3-4 August Overt and covert information operations are ongoing now, ignore them at your own and your enterprise's peril. Learn how state and non-state actors operate and how you can defend.  https://lnkd.in/eiaKQwMt Military Strategy and Tactics for Cybersecurity  Black Hat, 5-6 August If you are going to face-off against state cyber armies you should learn to operate like one. https://lnkd.in/ejvVUp34 Hacking Bureaucracy  Black Hat, 5-6 August Learn techniques for bending complex organizational systems to your will. https://lnkd.in/e89F95Xr Adversarial Thinking - The Art of Dangerous Ideas DEF CON Training, 12 -13 August Learn to see technology as it truly is, not as it was meant to be, and ways to discover possibilities that were never intended in the first place. https://lnkd.in/egar5dak #bhusa #defcontraining #hackersummercamp  Black Hat DEF CON Kopidion

Here’s what went on: Day 2 at Milipol Asia-Pacific - TechX Summit 2024! 💬 TechX Summit: Government officials, industry leaders, and academia came together to discuss strategies using science, technology and #AI to overcome homeland security operational challenges in securing borders, solving cybercrimes, and fostering innovation. “There’s something humans have that AI doesn’t, and something AI has that humans don’t. Therefore, there’s a need to work together with AI.” Jeff Moss, President of DEF CON Communications, Inc. ⬆️ Over at the HTX Pavilion, our Hatch team and partners demonstrated the disruptive power of startups, how to unlock the potential of dual-use technologies, and foster global #collaboration at the seeding innovations area in the #HTXsg booth! ⛳️ An AI-Capture the Flag 2024 training and competition co-organized by HTX and SANS Institute, saw top three winners representing National University of Singapore, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and Ensign InfoSecurity. Don’t miss our final day of exciting activities brought to you by TechX Ventures Pte. Ltd. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPTT8KND #HTXsg #HTScienceandTech #TXS2024

Update Judicial Edition: the briefest of updates on the Christopher Hadnagy lawsuit. The most recent progress is a ruling dismissing six of the plaintiff’s seven claims. Four of the claims were dismissed outright, as was part of Hadnagy's defamation claim, and two claims were dismissed with leave to amend. Part of the one defamation claim survived our motion to dismiss. The next move belongs to the plaintiff, as they determine how to proceed on the claims dismissed with leave to amend. We’ll keep you posted as the remaining claims make their way through the courts. The full ruling is here: https://lnkd.in/gnn9ny_N https://lnkd.in/gSTJqWgp

Microsoft is one of the key supporters of the AIxCC challenge, happening at DEF CON this year and next!

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DEF CON was canceled. We un-canceled it. After a great 25 year relationship Caesars abruptly terminated their contract with DEF CON, leaving us with no venue for DC 32, and just about seven months to Con! We don’t know why Caesars canceled us, they won’t say beyond it being a strategy change and it is not related to anything that DEF CON or our community has done. This kind of no-notice cancellation of a contract is unheard of in the conference business. The parting is confusing, but amicable. So now we have a challenge. Without a venue, will we be able to UN-Cancel DEF CON 32 before time runs out? Hackers are flexible. We find solutions. We need a space that can handle an event our size, and configurable enough to accommodate our content. We need a location close to our announced dates, and with super short notice... No small feat. We immediately scrambled a venue strike team to Las Vegas. Floors were walked. Meetings were held. Hands were shook and options weighed. When the smoke cleared, the field narrowed to one obvious choice and we began forging the requisite agreements. W00T! DEF CON Is UN-CANCELED! DEF CON 32 will still be August 8-11 2024, but now held at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) with workshops and training at the Sahara. DEF CON 32 will be an adventure where we can try things not possible in our old Casino Hotel spaces. What specifically you ask? Well we are still learning all the specifics but we will have more space, a proper food court, and the largest indoor venue LCD wall in the country. There are still many questions to be answered, and we have started a live FAQ section on the Forums for DEF CON 32 where we will be updating questions and answers. The initial FAQ is located here: https://lnkd.in/gxbzhHbN I look forward to seeing everyone this summer, the start of a new DEF CON era! The Dark Tangent P.S. We made shirts and stickers: https://lnkd.in/gsiMSTK6 https://lnkd.in/ghNc7nix

Tom Cross and I are excited to announce Kopidion's new course “Adversarial Thinking - The Art of Dangerous Ideas” has been accepted for DEF CON Training, August 12-13 in Las Vegas. https://lnkd.in/egar5dak As a bonus, DEF CON Training is planning an evening social mixer for participants, instructors, and Jeff Moss. Please join us.