Category Archives: Conference

Friday Hack Chat: Hacking The Wild

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It’s nearly summer, and that means we’re right at the start of conference season, at least for the tech and netsec crowd. Conferences, if you’re not aware, are a conspiracy for the hotel-industrial complex and a terrible way to spend thousands of dollars on a crappy hotel room and twenty-five dollar hamburgers.

[Andrew Quitmeyer] is working on an experimental academic conference that might just put an end to the horrors of conference season. He’s creating his own conference called Dinacon, and it’s going to be cheaper to attend, even though it’s on a tropical island in the Pacific.

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Rethinking Cybersecurity: It’s All About the Data, Not the Malware

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“It’s time to change the way we think about cybersecurity.” That was the message I heard repeatedly in conversations and at keynote addresses at the OpenText Enfuse 2018 conference I attended in May. “Security isn’t just around malware any… Continue reading Rethinking Cybersecurity: It’s All About the Data, Not the Malware→

Good Leadership Results in Better Security Practices: James Comey’s Keynote Address to OpenText Enfuse 2018

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“I made a mistake.” That’s how former FBI Director James Comey introduced himself to the audience attending the OpenText Enfuse 2018 conference in Las Vegas. I heard the murmurs around me, “Was this about the emails?” Comey smiled. “I scre… Continue reading Good Leadership Results in Better Security Practices: James Comey’s Keynote Address to OpenText Enfuse 2018→

Badge Bling And More At LayerOne 2018

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The security conference LayerOne 2018 took place this past weekend in Pasadena, California. A schedule conflict meant most of our crew was at Hackaday Belgrade but I went to LayerOne to check it out as a first-time attendee. It was a weekend full of deciphering an enigmatic badge, hands-on learning about physical security, admiring impressive demos, and building a crappy robot.

Hello Conference Badge

Immediately upon checking in to the conference, attendees were handed a populated circuit board, a battery, then herded onward so other people can get checked in. This is sheer luxury compared to tales of years past, …read more

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Craig Wright Isn’t Mad, He’s Actually Laughing After Public Beef at Blockchain Conference

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nChain chief scientist and would-be Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright walked off of a panel flanked by personal security after a confrontation with LightningASIC CEO Jack Liao. Continue reading Craig Wright Isn’t Mad, He’s Actually Laughing After Public Beef at Blockchain Conference→

LayerOne InfoSec Conference Returns Next Weekend

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This year’s LayerOne conference is May 25-27 in Los Angeles and Hackaday will be there! Hurry and get your ticket now as today is the last day for pre-registration.

As the InfoSec community takes over the Pasadena Hilton next weekend you’ll wish you had a week instead of just three days to take part in all that is offered. There are organized talks and workshops on pen testing, being the bad guy, and DevOps Security. Learn or improve on your lockpicking skills in the Lockpicking Village. The conference hardware badge will be hacking in every direction in the Hardware Village, …read more

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Is Beefing With the Guy Who Claimed to Be Satoshi Nakamoto

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Buterin called Craig Wright a “fraud” at the 2018 Deconomy conference, and Wright shot back. Continue reading Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Is Beefing With the Guy Who Claimed to Be Satoshi Nakamoto→