#defconmovienight Spooky season entry #2 is 'Them' from 1954. It's quite possibly the best ant-based monster movie in cinema history. Join us Saturday 8pm PDT in the movie-night-text channel of the discord (discord.gg/defcon). We'll be nervously guarding our picnic goodies. #defcon

last year we did a little made up holiday called Opt Out October that was all about taking control of your data across platforms. This year we decided to talk about how many excellent alternatives to the products made by big tech are out there www.eff.org/pages/welcom...

Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our Devices

Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to giv...

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#defconmovienight kicks off the Spooky season this Saturday 8pm PDT with ‘The Innocents’ from 1961. It’s based on ‘The Turn of the Screw’ and stars Deborah Kerr. Join us in the movie-night-text channel of the discord (discord.gg/defcon) for an eerie good time.

DEF CON Training is headed back to Bahrain on November 9-11, at the Wyndham Grand Manama. The course line up has a bit of everything - AI, threat hunting, cryptocurrency, cloud infrastructure, and more! Browse the course catalogue and secure your seat today: me.shop.defcon.org/collections/...

All systems are go for DEF CON Singapore 2! We’re excited to announce our return to Singapore 4-6 March, 2027. We’ll be opening online registration soon. Please save the date and follow us here and at defcon.social for all the latest news. See you soon. #defcon #defconsingapore #DCSG2

DEF CON Movie Night concludes our short cinematic exploration of the San Fernando Valley with a film from the Valley's poet laureate, Paul Thomas Anderson. Join us at 8pm PDT 9/26 in the movie-night-text channel of the DC discord (discord.gg/defcon) for 'Magnolia.' Next week, spooky season begins.

Arbitrary achievement unlocked! "Filling 2 pinboards with badges!"😄 Achieved after this year's @defcon.bsky.social, but I'm hoping that in the future I can also track this achievement via the accomplishments gamification mechanism at #OST2 with all these conferences sponsoring it!🤞🤝😊

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In this final video @xenokovah.bsky.social talks about how the gamification system will allow us to recognize other worthwhile achievements outside of the platform, such as speaking at security conferences!

Love ye ol' websites from the 90's and early 2000's? Check out this New York City Art Gallery Tonight: WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES! websiteswebsiteswebsites.net @archive.org @retrotechdreams.bsky.social @textfiles.com @defcon.bsky.social

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A group exhibition celebrating the website as an artistic medium. Armory Week, New York City, September 21–27, 2026. Presented by ARTXCODE and Rhizome.

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This #AI talk by #BruceSchneier at @defcon.bsky.social was superb! The usage of LLMs to find loopholes in the tax code, our political institutions etc. was quite eye-opening. Our institutions have to adapt fast. I am a little concerned about that… www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBv...

DEF CON 34 - Hacking AI - Bruce Schneier

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dnssecuritytxt census, Sep 7: 216 domains publish a security contact in DNS, net +20. New: one.com + 19 more group.one brands (incl. WP Rocket, Imagify), @defcon.bsky.social's defcon.social, Concordia Univ. of Edmonton, Skatteverket, Steno (legal tech). One TXT record: dnssecuritytxt.org

My @rfhackers.bsky.social talk at @defcon.bsky.social #DC34 about the WiFi Shuriken just got uploaded! If you missed it, you can watch it at youtu.be/PQaiwDhtJvc?...

DEFCON 34 RF Village - WiFi Shuriken: A New Architecture For High Performance Scanning

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One of the best technical talks I have ever seen—period. Cliff Stoll is killing it in “Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 Years Later” at #DefCon34 @defcon.bsky.social. It totally made my day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6560...

DefCon 34 - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later - Cliff Stoll

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Clifford Stoll's @defcon.bsky.social 34 (2026) talk (titled: "Stalking the Wily Hacker - 40 years later") was awesome >> highly recommend >> easily in my Top Ten of all time (this was my 17th DEF CON) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6560... #so_happy_I_got_a_seat

Friendly Reminder: While supplies last, you can get the Baochip-enabled #DEFCON34 badge in the DC store. It's our best badge yet - a fully inspectable open source platform you can use as a security token long after you've played through the conference goodies. Shop.defcon.org.

More early release goodies for you! The live music, pictures, short videos and a bunch more content from DC34 are up on media.defcon.org. And in that spirit, here’s another talk - Bruce Schneier’s presentation ‘Hacking AI’. youtu.be/eEBv0STiYhI Enjoy, and pass it on. #defcon #defcon34

For your information: The fine folks of DCG Easton (PA) are running a live presentation RIGHT NOW called 'What we did on our hacker summer vacation' which will include their debrief of #defcon34. If you've got the time, show them some love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MleD... #defcongroups #defcon

DC610 Presents - What We Did On Our Hacker Summer Vacation

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A fun (and accurate) snippet from DC34 Coverage at Japan's Asahi.com: www.asahi.com/articles/ASV... "..casual light clothes such as T-shirts and shorts, but there are also people who wear dinosaur costumes and clothes full of personality that look like handmade devices all over their bodies."

Come and relive my @defcon.bsky.social Main Stage set over on my Mixcloud! www.mixcloud.com/daemonchadea...

I released 9 CVEs and tooling against the ATM supply chain at both @blackhatevents.bsky.social and @defcon.bsky.social this summer. I am pleased to share this was published in the following @wired.com article!! www.wired.com/story/atm-fl...

ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain

A security researcher discovered nine vulnerabilities impacting ATM encryption and authentication software. But the problems extend far beyond your local cash machine.

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Let’s start the week with an early release talk from DEF CON 34 - this time it’s ‘ESP32 as a counter-surveillance platform’. The humble, reasonably-priced microcontroller and an emerging group of applications, are helping democratize counter-surveillance. youtu.be/PcK-TDmzshc #defcon #defcon34

DEF CON 34 - ESP32 as counter-surveillance platform - Cybertiger, Colonel Panic, The Wrew

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The DC34 early release talks roll on with Bill Swearingen’s presentation on defeating facial recognition with a little strategically applied style. Confound the panopticon and keep the look crispy. Wins all around. youtu.be/WyPmt8CE5L4 #defcon34 #defcon #facialrecognition

DEF CON - noRecognition: Could a pattern on clothing fool Facial Recognition? - Bill Swearingen

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DEF CON Training Middle East is coming - join us at Exhibition World Bahrain November 8-10 for deep, technical trainings from some of the best trainers in the business. You can learn about all the offerings here: me.shop.defcon.org/collections/... #defcon #defcontraining

Super happy with my little #defcon #badgelife collection including @defcon.bsky.social official badges and @dcgothcon.bsky.social ones. I love planning and working on things with my GothCon crew.

One of my favorite DJs @missjackalopedj.bsky.social got this cool award from @defcon.bsky.social #cybersecurity #music #dj #rocks #best_stickers ... you can support her work at www.patreon.com/c/Missjackal...

For your weekend: The first early release talk from DEF CON 34 has made it to our YouTube channel. Please enjoy national treasure Cliff Stoll updating his 'Stalking the Wily Hacker'. If you haven't read 'The Cuckoo's Egg', this is your sign. youtu.be/656058JxTM0 #defcon #defcon34

DefCon 34 - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later - Cliff Stoll

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#defcon34 in the news: @cnet.com edition: www.cnet.com/tech/service... #defcon

Inside Defcon, the Conference That Made Cybersecurity Noob-Friendly - CNET

I arrived alone and unprepared for a world of electronic badges, hacking contests and unwritten rules. By the end, I was already thinking about next year's event.

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#defconmovienight returns from #DEFCON34 with the enigmatic ‘Brewster McCloud’ from 1970. Starring Bud Cort, and weird in a way that doesn’t get funded any more. Join us at 8pm PDT in the discord (discord.gg/defcon). We’ll be in the movie-night-text channel teaching ourselves to fly.

If you got one of my unassembled LEGO minifig head SAOs at @defcon.bsky.social, here’s the assembly guide, including an interactive BOM for part placement. amiedd.github.io/brick-head-d.... #defcon34

My first draft of my #defcon @defcon.bsky.social 34 (2026) report >> direct download PDF >> blog post TBD >> assets.libsyn.com/show/22036/D...

Tune in Monday for my #HackerSummerCamp report ( @defcon.bsky.social + @bsideslv.org ) including mini interviews wit @thedarktangent.bsky.social @naomibrockwell.bsky.social @joshcorman.bsky.social @boblord.bsky.social Subscribe here: firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/

Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...

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