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Because Las Vegas is in the US. DC/BH are just an excuse for security people to get a company paid trip.
by dsl 9y ago
Because Las Vegas is in the US. DC/BH are just an excuse for security people to get a company paid trip.
- CydeWeys 9y agoHaving just attended DEF CON, I can say that I didn't get that vibe at all. The people who were there were very serious about the whole point of it all. I got a lot of value out of it as well.
- chmike 9y agoIt looks like Berlin could be a better place for such type of event.
- CydeWeys 9y agoThe Chaos Communication Congress is already held annually in Germany, and is well-attended. There is absolutely an appetite for annual hacker/security conferences in the United States (and indeed we already have dozens that are held annually, of all sizes: DEF CON, BlackHat, B-Sides, SchmooCon, etc).
- csours 9y agoHaha, the ones that actually attended sessions are serious. The other guys just visit casinos and the pool and their boss pays for the trip.
- CydeWeys 9y agoThe sessions were all pretty much full. There were many, many people who were taking it seriously. I can't speak to how many people just goofed around the whole trip, as I wouldn't've seen them, but it seemed to be a minority.
- doktrin 9y agoProbably true for Blackhat, but I think you're way off the mark on Defcon. It's the highest quality conference I've ever attended, bar none.