DEFCON Conference 2023 | InfoSec-Conferences.com | 10 August 2023 | TBA, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

The conference features many speaker tracks covering a wide range of computer and hacking issues, cyber-security challenges, and competitions known as hacking wargames. DEF CON is famed for its contests, which range from constructing the longest Wi-Fi connection to figuring out the best way to cool a drink in the Nevada heat. Lockpicking, robotics-related contests, art, slogan, coffee wars, scavenger hunt, and Capture the Flag (CTF) are among the other contests.

The most well-known of these competitions is Capture the Flag, which is a hacking competition in which teams of hackers seek to assault and defend computers and networks using software and network structures. CTF has been used as a model at other hacking conferences, as well as in academic and military settings (as red team exercises). Workshops, villages, and parties are also part of DEF CON.

The event has grown in popularity over the years, with federal law enforcement officers from numerous agencies, including the FBI, DoD, US Postal Inspection Service, DHS (through CISA), and others, attending on a regular basis. Despite its reputation, DEF CON maintains that the conference is primarily a chance for people to learn new things and share ideas in a friendly and welcoming environment.

Computer security specialists, journalists, lawyers, federal government personnel, security researchers, students, and hackers are among those who attend the event.