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It is deliberately adversarial to corporate polish. There are no keynote speeches by CEOs; instead, there are contests like "Spot the Fed" (identifying undercover law enforcement) and "Social Engineering Capture the Flag" (calling companies to extract sensitive data in real-time).

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DEF CON is not a trade show. It’s a where the digital underground surfaces for four days. It smells like nicotine, energy drinks, and soldering flux. It sounds like 30,000 people muttering “that’s not supposed to do that.” I'm here to provide information or engage in a discussion

Every summer, Las Vegas transforms into the epicenter of the digital underground. Amidst the blinking slot machines and buffet lines, thousands of people in black hoodies, carrying laptops plastered with stickers, descend upon the city. They are there for , the largest and most notorious hacking convention in the world.