DEF CON 34

It’s August, which means it’s time for Hacker Summer Camp once again! I flew out to a sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend two of the three major cybersecurity (“hacker”) conferences: BSides and DEF CON. I had an amazing week, spending time with new and old friends, meeting some of the people I’ve interviewed in person, lining up more podcast guests, and having wonderfully stimulating conversations with very smart people. While at DEF CON, I managed to record four mini interviews with Bob Lord, Naomi Brockwell, Josh Corman and the Dark Tangent himself, Jeff Moss. I will try to give you some idea what these conferences are like as we discuss several important and timely topics. Interview Notes Hacklore: https://www.hacklore.org/  Naomi Brockwell (NBTV): https://www.nbtv.media/  Ludlow Institute: https://www.ludlowinstitute.org/  Surveillance Accountability Act: https://www.surveillanceaccountability.com/  UnDisruptable27: https://u27.org  I Am the Cavalry, BSides 2026 (Monday): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4C8stKbxBM  BSides IATC schedule: https://bsideslv.org/schedule#IATC  Cliff Stoll talk: https://www.youtube.com/live/_uYQr8hfpbI?t=13292s  DEF CON: https://defcon.org/ DEF CON 20 Documentary: https://archive.org/details/DEFCON20Documentary  DEF CON 33 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb0kJXSy64E  Further Info Digital Citizen, Phase 1: https://fdsd.me/phase1  Countdown to FDSD500!! https://fdsd500.com  Get your FDSD500 merch!! https://fdsd.me/merch  My book: https://fdsd.me/book  My newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter  Support the mission: https://fdsd.me/support  Give the gift of privacy and security: https://fdsd.me/coupons  Table of Contents 0:00:07: Intro 0:00:50: Hacker Summer Camp 0:11:30: Interview preface 0:14:26: Bob Lord 0:21:18: Bob afterword 0:24:08: Naomi intro 0:26:09: Naomi Brockwell 0:35:51: Naomi afterword 0:40:58: Josh intro 0:42:58: Josh Corman 0:56:01: Josh afterword 1:01:08: Jeff intro 1:03:00: Jeff Moss 1:23:12: Jeff afterword 1:24:30: Wrap-up 1:26:20: Patron podcast preview 1:26:45: Phase 1 still going 1:27:13: Looking ahead