hmm not sure I'd say that Blackhat would in any way be a better option for "something interesting", it's a very expensive corp. focused conference these days.

hmm not sure I'd say that Blackhat would in any way be a better option for "something interesting", it's a very expensive corp. focused conference these days. Last time I went most of the interesting Blackhat talks were getting re-run at Defcon, so really not a lot of point in paying out for the Blackhat option, just go to Defcon and see them there.