DEFCON 16 - Las Vegas 2008
Thursday, August 21st, 2008hack-fu by Matt Hillman
Last week I attended DEFCON 16 in Las Vegas. I went last year as well, so I knew to expect the huge throngs of people, the strange mix of young, old, and crazy-haired and all the usual antics that happens when you gather around 7 thousand hackers in one place.
There’s a lot to do at DEFCON besides attending presentations, but this year I was there for business not just pleasure, so I went on a presentation-attending marathon. I must admit that this year there were less “wow” moments as far as the talks were concerned, but there were still some decent talks ands of course lots of opportunities to catch up with friends and acquaintances from around the world.
Here’s a list and some comments of the talks I attended:
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