JD Supra

DefCon Chronicles: Sven Cattell’s AI Village, ‘Hack the Future’ Pentest and His Unique Vision of Deep Learning and Cybersecurity

Sven Cattell, shown above, is the founder of a key event at DefCon 31, the AI Village. The Village attracted thousands of people eager to take part in its Hack The Future challenge. At the Village I ...
JD Supra

DefCon Chronicles: Hackers Respond to President Biden’s Unprecedented Request to Come to DefCon to Hack the World for Fun and Profit

Hackers responded to the White House call by the thousands, including reporter-AI-hacker Ralph Losey, to try to break existing software in open contests. Ralph joined in the AI hack attack, but there ...
Homeland Security Today

DEFCON Kids Hack Voting Devices; Election Officials Dismiss ‘Pseudo Environment’ Test

A hacking session at the DEFCON 26 event Thursday in Las Vegas resulted in electronic voting machines being compromised, with children able to amend voter details in just a few minutes –but the ...
CNA

Hackers challenged to break into police equipment and drones at DEF CON

Police robots, drones and electronic car systems are at the mercy of hackers at the first DEF CON convention in Singapore.
techtimes

Back When Defcon's 'Race-to-Zero' Contest Worried Antivirus Software Vendors

The Defcon hacker conference in August 2008 unveiled a controversial contest at the time that has raised concerns within the cybersecurity industry. The "Race-to-Zero" contest challenges hackers to ...
Reuters

U.S. may act to keep Chinese hackers out of Def Con hacker event

DENVER/NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Washington is considering using visa restrictions to prevent Chinese nationals from attending popular summer hacking conferences in Las Vegas as part of a broader ...