Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
The phrase I saw and heard over and over again while talking to other journalists and security researchers about the Def Con hacker convention was “hostile environment.” Not physically hostile; the attendees and staff were extremely nice. The hostility was digital. The hackers and security researchers are there to present vulnerabilities within the systems we rely on. But there’s a tinge of mischief that permeates the event. Because of that, everyone that attends is fair game for hacking. That meant taking certain precautions that I wouldn’t regularly take while covering an event. And, since it would be my first time covering Def Con (or any hacker conference for that matter), I felt especially vulnerable. Everyone loves to haze the n00bs; that’s just human nature. So here is how I prepared for, attended and (I’m pretty sure) survived Def Con 23. Saturday, August 1st: It’s the Saturday before Def Con and after chatting with security researchers and getting a very helpful email from Violet Blue, I’ve learned that no matter what, I should get a burner phone. I feel like I’m in The Wire, but without all the killing and awesome dialogue. The phone shouldn’t have my personal information or any […]
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