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"It's never been a convenient time for me to travel. "Shockingly enough, I've never been to Defcon," says longtime security researcher Ben Adida. A lot of security companies are going through economic pains and trying to get that in-person sales meeting is a lot more difficult remotely."įor some, the change means an opportunity to attend the conference more easily. But I think specific to Black Hat the business component is going to be harder. There’s been a lot of innovation that’s happened over the last two months.

"Remote conferences are totally workable and can be very successful. "They made the right call about Defcon," Tokazowski says. "I am proud that over the years we have all gotten better at self care and supporting each other outside of Con and I can't wait to see everyone when it is less chaotic and uncertain. "While cancellation negotiations are still ongoing I've been lucky that the DEF CON Goons and community writ large have been amazing, helping me to navigate in a safe direction," Moss wrote. The founder of both conferences, Jeff Moss, who is also known by his hacker name the Dark Tangent, said in a forum post that the 28th Defcon will be known as "Safe Mode," referencing the name most operating systems use for their diagnostic and recovery mode. Both events will host online conferences instead that include research talks and social events. Organizers announced that the Las Vegas gathering, which would have taken place in August, actually is canceled this year due to uncertainty about the Covid-19 pandemic.ĭefcon's more buttoned-up sister conference, Black Hat, which takes place in the days leading up to Defcon every year, has been called off as well. On Friday, though, the bit became reality. You say it to your friends, you reference it during your talk, you design a fake website to try to trick unsuspecting rubes: Defcon is canceled. For years, a simple and elegant inside joke has permeated Defcon, the influential hacking conference.