Hackaday

Hands On: DEF CON 29 Badge Embraces The New Normal

To say that 2020 was a transformative year would be something of an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic completely changed the way we worked, learned, and lived. Despite all those jokes about how ...
Dark Reading

7 Lessons Learned From Designing a DEF CON CTF

Capture-the-flag (CTF) events are both fun and educational, providing cybersecurity professionals with a way to flex their hacking skills while learning new concepts in a constructive and safe ...
Business Wire

Carnegie Mellon’s Hacking Team Wins 7th DEF CON Capture-the-Flag Title, Most in Competition’s History

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon University’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), was back at it again, as the ...
Business Wire

Carnegie Mellon’s Hacking Team Wins Third Straight, Record Eighth Overall DEF CON Capture-the-Flag Title

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon University’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its third consecutive title, ...
VentureBeat

A history of hacking: Documentary captures essence of Def Con

Def Con recently celebrated its 20th birthday, and to mark the occasion, the famed hacker conference welcomed something it had strictly policed in prior years: A film crew. This year, Def Con creator ...