DEF CON

Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope
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DEF CON (defense readiness condition) is an annual underground computer conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA of networking, computer, hardware, and security experts who discuss computer and networking security. The first DEF CON was founded by Jeff Moss and happened on June 9, 1993, and although was initially intended to happen once, it continues to happen yearly. The conference has computer hackers, network administrators, government officials, and other individuals from around the world with computer and computer security interests.

On August 1, 2013, DEFCON: The Documentary (shown below) was released by Jason Scott and premiered on the first day of DEF CON 21.

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