Wireless Wizardy and chaos during at talk at Defcon. wireless wizardy and chaos during at talk at defcon. A trio of teenagers acheived a 55.1 mile 802.11 link at the 12th annual Defcon hacker convention. They were the winners of the 2nd Annual Defcon Wi-Fi shootout. More details in the upcoming Defcon 12 article. Defcon security whisked the speaker away and isolated him from the crowd....

Defcon growing pains - Rush of people delay opening. defcon2006 openinghours. A massive rush of people delayed the opening of the Defcon computer security convention for about two hours. Riviera hotel security and Defcon "Goons" security said the Fire Marshal was late in approving the venue. Riviera hotel security and Defcon "Goons" security said the Fire Marshal was late in approving the venue. Defcon finally opened at around noon and people streamed into the vendor and talk areas....

Defcon 2006: Oracle not so "unbreakable". defcon2006 oracle rootkits. Speaking at the Defcon security convention in Las Vegas, he also explained that administrator passwords are often stored and easily retrieved on company computers....

Defcon 2006: Hackers can work for the Feds - no degree required. defcon2006 meetthefed nodegree. At the Defcon computer security convention in Las Vegas, more than a dozen federal agents told attendees that traditional requirements like college degrees and polygraph tests were no longer strictly required for government employment. The Fed panel at Defcon 2006 Wells expalined that the government desperately needs qualified people as 40% of the senior personnel will be retiring during the next few years. Another misconception, according to the Defcon speakers, is that security clearances take months or even years to complete. Many people and probably most Defcon attendees believe polygraphs are required for most government jobs, but Wells said, "This is absolutely not true... polygraphs are not required for most secret level jobs."...

Defcon 2006: Casinos could be losing millions to slot machine hackers. blackhat2006 casino cheating jackpotters. The pair had originally wanted to give a speech at Defcon, but didn’t want to raise the wrath of the casinos and gambling officials....

Traveling Terabyte Project helps soldiers keep in touch with Defcon. defcon2006 travelingterabyte. Tech savvy soldiers now have a new way to stay in touch with the Defcon computer security convention. Las Vegas (NV) - Tech savvy soldiers now have a new way to stay in touch with the Defcon computer security convention. The two 500 GB hard drives are about 80% full with all the past talks of Defcon along with nearly 100 GB of mp3 files. The first TTB case began its journey around the world just after the Defcon convention ended....

Defcon 2006: The man behind the Defcon badge. defcon2006 joe grand audio interview. This year's Defcon computer security convention had a high-tech badge for an equally high-tech crowd. Defcon staff wanted the badge to be difficult to counterfeit, but easy enough to add some interesting hacks.. Las Vegas (NV) - This year’s Defcon computer security convention had a high-tech badge for an equally high-tech crowd. Defcon staff wanted the badge to be difficult to counterfeit, but easy enough to add some interesting hacks....