DEF CON 34

It’s August, which means it’s time for Hacker Summer Camp once again! I flew out to a sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend two of the three major cybersecurity (“hacker”) conferences: BSides and DEF CON. I had an amazing week, spending time with new and old friends, meeting some of the people I’ve interviewed in person, lining up more podcast guests, and having wonderfully stimulating conversations with very smart people. While at DEF CON, I managed to record four mini interviews with Bob Lord, Naomi Brockwell, Josh Corman and the Dark Tangent himself, Jeff Moss. I will try to give you some idea what these conferences are like as we discuss several important and timely topics.

Interview Notes

Hacklore: https://www.hacklore.org/

Naomi Brockwell (NBTV): https://www.nbtv.media/

Ludlow Institute: https://www.ludlowinstitute.org/

Surveillance Accountability Act: https://www.surveillanceaccountability.com/

UnDisruptable27: https://u27.org

I Am the Cavalry, BSides 2026 (Monday): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4C8stKbxBM

BSides IATC schedule: https://bsideslv.org/schedule#IATC

Cliff Stoll talk: https://www.youtube.com/live/_uYQr8hfpbI?t=13292s

DEF CON: https://defcon.org/

DEF CON 20 Documentary: https://archive.org/details/DEFCON20Documentary