A total noob’s radical first Defcon

It feels like it’s been a year, I’ve been to the burn, packed all my belongings into a storage unit and moved to San Fransisco, but just last month in September, I went to my first Defcon. And it was amazing. So I wrote up the experience. If you’re a noob and considering going, or if you’re a seasoned hacker veteran, take a look. Hopefully it’s as fun to read as it was to go.

Without further ado

– Kyle


Wow.

Defcon 26 was a wild ride through the hardcore hacker halls of the people I’d always vaguely known on the internet but never had a face to go with the name. Now I feel jacked into the dark places of the internet where some amazingly talented and nice and funny people reside. I’m super pumped and excited.

Contents:

  1. Preamble: Why I ended up at Defcon
  2. So I said to me, let’s do it, Defcon
  3. Part I: Journey to Defcon
  4. Part II: Defcon 101 (Thursday)
  5. Part III- Real Defcon 101
  6. Part IV – Crazy Night One
  7. Part V – Ciphers and Penthouse Pool Parties
  8. Part VI – Sandstorm & The Challenge Party
  9. Part VII – Pinball Wizard
  10. Epilogue – The Journey Home

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