DCG 412 Initial Meeting

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Defcon Group 412
DCG 412 Initial Meeting

• June 22, 2007
• 530pm 600pm - Registration
• 600pm 1000pm Meeting

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Disclaimer

• The views and opinions expressed here are those
  of the authors only and in no way represent the
  views, positions or opinions - expressed or
  implied - of our employers, whoever they may be.
• Believe nothing of what you hear
• and half of what you see
• Practice your skills wisely!

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Welcome to the first DC412 Meeting

• Welcome to the
• PTI Campus!
• Jon Buhagiar a.k.a. Bohack
• Who is this Bohack guy?

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Introductions to Defcon

• What is Defcon?
• When does Defcon meet?
• What is a Defcon Group?

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Who are some of these people?

• The L0pht (Boston, defunct)
• New Hack City (Austin and San Francisco, defunct)
  
• Hacker Halfway House (New York City)
• Hasty Pastry (Boston)
• Walnut Factory (Philadelphia)
• Ghetto Hackers Vault (Seattle area, rumored to
  exist)
• Not to mention.

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Need for DC412

• Why do we need a Defcon Group 412?

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The Direction of DC412

• Why not a 2600 meeting?
• Hacker Space Initiatives?
• Online Initiative
• Any Suggestions???

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How should we conduct meetings?

• Format of the meetings
• Length of the meetings
• Frequency of the meetings

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What is discussed at DC412 meetings?

• Anything relevant to security
• Anything relevant to insecurity
• Anything that is of general interest

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So are we l33t hackers

• No!
• I dont think so
• Ok maybe we are a little
• Black Hat vs. White Hat
• Which hat do I wear?

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Who is invited to attend?

• Obviously industry professionals
• Students looking to gain knowledge
• Law enforcement (they might be sitting next to
  you)
• Anyone interested in ethical hacking

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Goals

• What should we be working towards as a
• community?
• How can you help?
• The next steps

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By the way Good News Bad News

• Bad News
• Today is one of the Longest days of the year.
• Good News
• Every location on the globe has a longest
• day, the longest days are June 22 July 3
• for Pittsburgh PA.

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References

• The Hacker Foundation
• www.hackerfoundation.org
• BlackHat July 28-August 2 (Las Vegas)
• www.blackhat.com
• Defcon 15 August 3-5 (Las Vegas)
• www.defcon.org