On November 29th, 2024, Black Friday, shoppers flooded online stores to grab the best deals of the year. But while consumers were busy filling their carts, cyber criminals were also seizing the opportunity to exploit the shopping frenzy. Our system detected a significant surge in Gozi malware activity, targeting financial institutions across North America. The…

As a cybersecurity incident responder, life can go from chill to chaos in seconds. What is it about being an incident responder that makes people want to step up for this crucial cybersecurity role? With our How I Got Started series, we learn from experts in their field and find out how they got started…

Registration for the April 2025 DEF CON Training sessions is open! Join us April 12-13 for 2 days of hands-on, highly technical training from world-class trainers. Level up in the new year with actionable knowledge. Get on the list at this link: DCT Seattle 2025 Hope to see you there! Go to Source

Still searching for just the right Black Friday sale? DEF CON has you covered! Check out our delightful holiday sweater, badge discounts and hacker swag to keep you crispy fresh into the new year. It’s all going down at sho Go to Source

Whether you’re holiday shopping for your favorite hacker or a treat for yourself – the DEF CON deals continue into Cyber Monday at shop.defcon.org. DC32 badge discounts, marked down swag galore and our chef’s kiss DEF CON holiday sweater await you there. Happy holidays! Go to Source

DEF CON 33 CTF Qualifcations have a date! “Packet sorcerers, make room in your calendar for the official qualifier event for #defcon 33 CTF! Our esteemed colleagues at the Nautilus Institute are hard at work building the challenges – can you afford to do less?” Further information available at https://nautilus.institute. The long season of preparation…

Attention DEF CON educators ! The DEF CON Training 2025 Call for Trainers is live! We’re looking for unique, technical, and practical presentations from trainers with deep knowledge of their subject. If that’s you, let’s talk! All the info you need to apply is at training.defcon.org. Go to Source

Another discounted room block for DEF CON 33 has dropped! This time it’s at the ultra-swanky Fontainebleau, just a short walk from the LVCC. To book yourself into the Fontainebleau, you can call (833) 702-7272 between 6am to 10pm (PST) or use this link: https://book.passkey.com/go/DefCon2025FBLV. You can also reach the link from defcon.org. Maybe it’s…

The DEF CON presentations are now live and available for your perusal on the DEF CON media server, free of all commercials, data capture or pesky algorithms. We suggest clearing some disk space and personal time this weekend to snatch up some of the many, many jewels our speakers dropped in Las Vegas. While you’re…

Good news, everyone! We’ve already got some discounted room blocks you can use to lock down your lodgings for DEF CON 33. DC33 doesn’t kick off until August 7, 2025, but that’s no reason to lollygag. If you’re a high-octane go-getter you already know how good it feels to get those To-Do items checked off…