DEF CON 13 Archive

Speakers

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A


• Ofir Arkin (1,2)


B


• Kevin Bankston
• Jay Beale
• Marshall Beddoe
• Beetle
• Fred Benenson
• Black Ratchet
• Scott Blake
• Wes Brown
• Daniel Burroughs (1,2)
• Jamie Butler


C


• Strom Carlson
• Cerebus
• Tzi-cker Chiueh
• Jim Christy & Various other Feds
• CowboyM
• Ian Clarke
• Greg Conti
• Matt Cottam
• David Cowan
• Frazier Cunningham


D


• DC Groups
• Amanda Dean
• Deviant Ollam (1,2)
• Scott Dunlop
• Steve Dunker


E


• Brandon Edwards
• 3ricj
• Kristofer Erickson
• ertia
• Gadi Evron


F


• Nick Farr
• Matt Fiddler
• Pamela Fusco
• Fyodor


G


• Leonard Gallion
• Kenneth Geers
• Fabio Ghioni
• Hernan Gips
• Michael Glasser
• Andre Gold
• Paul Graham
• Jennifer Granick (1,2)
• Julian Grizzard
• Christian Grothoff


H


• Robert V. Hale II
• Deral Heiland
• hellNbak (1,2)
• Thomas J. Holt
• Broward Horne
• Tony Howlett
• David Hulton


I


• Robert "hackajar" Imhoff-Dousharm


J


• jives
• jRandom


K


• Dan Kaminsky
• William Knowles
• Jesse Krembs
• Ben Kurtz


L


• Nick Lane-Smith
• Robert E. Lee
• Jonathan Levin
• Anthony Lineberry
• Johnny Long (1,2)
• Jack C. Louis
• Beth Louis (Phen)


M


• MadHat
• Major Malfunction
• Raffael Marty
• Kevin McCarthy
• Metalstorm
• Dan Moniz
• Robert Morris
• David Mortman
• Mystic


N


• Annalee Newitz


O


• Kurt Opsahl


P


• Pablos
• Ken Pfiel
• Dean Pierce
• Bruce Potter (1,2)
• Roberto Preatoni


R


• RS
• Raven
• Jim "FalconRed" Rennie


S


• San
• Oskar Sandberg
• Seth Schoen
• Matthew L. Shuchman “Pilgrim” (1,2)
• Jason Scott
• James Schuyler
• Wendy Seltzer
• Sensepost
• Simple Nomad
• Justin Somaini
• Sherri Sparks
• Alexey Smirnov
• Alex Stamos
• StankDawg
• Elizabeth Stark
• Scott Stender


T


• Emerson Tan
• Wesley Tanner
• Rodney Thayer
• Richard Thieme
• Frank Thornton
• Mark Weber Tobias


V


• Paul Vixie


W


• Patty L. Walsh
• Weasel
• Dr. Linton Wells
• Chuck Willis
• Christian Wright


Z


• Zamboni
• Philip R. Zimmermann

Highlights

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DefCon 13 Program

Lost your program? Didn't pick one up? Couldn't make it to the con? Here it is!
(PDF file - 6 MB)

Contest Results

May be found on the Defcon 13 Post-Con page

Audio/Video RSS Feeds

Video
Audio
Music
Music Videos

DEF CON 13 Website

DEF CON 13 Post-Con Page

Press Coverage

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Conference Overview

• Zero Day - Infoworld Blog
• Security Fix - Washington Post Blog - Defcon Day 1
• Slashdot | DEF CON Coverage Round-up at Make
• Hackers and foes exchange ideas - International Herald Tribune - AP
• Las Vegas Weekly - Written by Defcon Speaker Patty Walsh
• Hackers prowess on display - Statesman
• Kisses and Renderman brave INQ snapperazzi - The Inquirer
• Hacking hardware on display- The Inquirer
• Hackers Head To DefCon In Vegas
• Hackers show off abilities at Defcon - Miami Herald

Conference Overview - Blogs

• RantMedia at DEF CON XIII | Rantmedia Community - Blog by RantRadio
• Otinia - Blog entry with impressions of DC
• DefCon 13 - Trip Report for the Distributed systems department at Lawrence Berkely Lab
• Andrew Mudd [AndrewMudd.com] :: DefCon 13 No-Pictures-Yet Wrap Up - Blog
• My EXCEPTIONALLY lengthy and yet contentless DEF CON review! - Blog by attendee on Johnny Long's forum
• Freedom Lives: Defcon 13 Archives - Blog
• Kitchen Sink Web Blog Archive DefCon 13 roundup - Blog from attendee
• Insomnygen: Defcon 13 - Blog
• Defcon 101: no show speakers, long lines, and total chaos. - The Jason Calacanis Weblog - calacanis.weblogsinc.com _ - Blog
• Emergent Chaos: Defcon Coverage? - Blog of Adam Shostack
• Who Has Time For This?: CiscoGate at DEF CON - Blog by David Cowan
• Blog for DIAMONDKT - Blog by attendee - extensive length
• DEF CON 13 Reading List at Daniel Spisak on Technology - Blog entry highlighting authors favorite talks
• DEF CON 13 Aftermath at Daniel Spisak on Technology - Blog of attendee
• SynapticTransmissions.com - Attendee Blog
• SynapticTransmissions.com - Attendee Blog - Day 3
• SynapticTransmissions.com - Attendee Blog - day 2
• SynapticTransmissions.com - Attendee Blog - Day 1
• Ants on the MelonBlog Archive Friday at DefCon 13 - Blog entry
• Ants on the MelonBlog Archive Saturday at DefCon, Blackjack in Vegas - Blog
• Ants on the MelonBlog Archive End of DefCon, Deep Fried Twinkies - Blog (day 3 review)
• Russell's blog - Blog entry by attendee
• timbrown: Okay, so I'm back on UK time... - Blog entry by attendee
• http://sneak.datavibe.net/blog/read?id=1076 - Blog entry by attendee
• Carbon Ring: DefCon 13 Part II - Blog entry by attendee
• Carbon Ring: DefCon 13 Part I - Blog entry by attendee
• The Edge of I-Hacked DEF CON 13!! - Blog entry

WiFi Shootout

• Rupert Goodwins' Diary - ZDNet UK Comment - Blog
• Team iFiber Redwire Sets New WiFi Distance Record - Digital-Lifestyles.info
• Slashdot | 125-Mile WiFi Connection - Slashdot article on WiFi shootout
• New wireless record claimed | Tech News on ZDNet
• Boing Boing: Third Annual Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest - Pre DC Coverage of WiFi Shootout
• Boing Boing: DefCon WiFi shootout champions crowned: 125 miles - BoingBoing Blog Entry after event
• Belkin intros sub-$100 G Plus MIMO router line - Engadget - www.engadget.com - Product announcement mentioning recent DC Wi-Fi world record
• Unamplified WiFi distance record set at 125 miles - Engadget - www.engadget.com - Blog
• Record Set at DefCon WiFi Shootout - By Pedro Hernandez [enterpriseplanet]
• heise online - New WLAN long-distance world record
• Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News - WiFi Shootout record
• Wi-Fi Toys - Wi-Fi blog entry on shootout record
• Wired News: Hackers Annihilate Wi-Fi Record

Bluetooth

• The Car Whisperer, Bluesnarfing for hands-free - Engadget - www.engadget.com

KegBot

• Opposable Thumbs: Meet KegBot, son of Kegerator
• Security Fix- Washinton Post
• Boing Boing: Defcon, Makezine, kegbot
• The Kegbot - It Gives You Beer : Gizmodo
• Slashdot | Kegbot: The Future of Robotic Drink Service, Now
• MAKE: Blog: @ DEF CON - The Kegbot project

Wall of Sheep

• Wall of Sheep - I see stupid people
• [ISN] Wall of Sheep - I see stupid people
• Passing the conference 'sniff' test - Talks about several conferences.
• Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless: Into the Valley of Death - Blog by Winn Shwartau (he gives pre-con advice on avoiding the wall of sheep)

Capture The Flag

• Annual hacking game teaches security lessons
• twin stars DEF CON 13: Capture The Flag - Blog

WiFi Security

• WiFi access points go nuclear
• Live from DefCon: WiFi bouncing - Engadget - www.engadget.com - Engadget blog entry (Live from DC)
• Wireless access security tool moves past prototype stage - WaveSEC story
• AirDefense Reports Nearly 2,500 Wireless Attacks at DefCon; Evil Twin Attacks Moving from Masquerading to Injection - Forbes.com - AirDefense PR regarding hostile activity on the Defcon network.
• Wireless Noise Hampers DefCon; Impact of Non-Wi-Fi Interference Surprises Observers at Hacker Conference - Press release by company analyzing interference issues [AirMagnet]
• Nevada legalizes wireless handheld gambling - Engadget - www.engadget.com - Pre-DC article mentioning how DC hackers will enjoy wireless handheld gambling
• The INQ Guide to finding wardriving supplies
• Wireless Developer Network
• Internet News Article | Reuters.co.uk | PluggedIn: Wireless networks -- easy pickings for hackers
• Tom's Hardware Guide: Tom's Hard News - WiFi pistol appears at Defcon
• InformationWeek > Wireless > When Networking Wirelessly, Beware The Microwave > August 2, 2005

Lockpicking

• How to pick an IT lock at Defcon 13 - Article with pictures (The Register/TheInquirer)

EFF

• Dunk the hacker and be a net society contributor - The Inquirer

Feds

• Macworld UK - Defcon draws federal recruiters - Macworld staff blurb quoting Wells from Reuters report
• US officials go to hackers' convention to recruit - Reuters
• PC Pro: News: US authorities recruiting at Defcon - Short blurb by Simon Aughton
• CNN.com - Feds recruiting hackers at Defcon - Aug 11, 2005 - CNN copy of reuters article
• U.S. government hiring more hackers

Infra-red

• Infrared exploits open the door to hotel hacking | The Register
• Hacking the hotel through the TV - Hotel News Resource
• Hacking the hotel through the TV | Tech News on ZDNet
• WatchGuard Wire: RSS Feed | WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
• Wired News: A Hacker Games the Hotel

Google

• GoldBlogger Hacker Teaches Click Fraud At Conference! - Blog entry on Adwords hacking
• Hacking Google Adwords - Defcon Panel recap - The Jason Calacanis Weblog - Lengthy Blog by attendee on the hacking google adwords
• Hacker Teaches Click Fraud At Conference! - addict3d.org

RFID

• Hackers demonstrate their skills in Vegas - Business Week, Aug 1. Greg Sandoval
• RFID: There you are!: ZDNet Australia: News: Hardware