Some of the attendees include white hat hackers (good guys) and black hats (unscrupulous guys).
Nearly 16,000 eager hackers of all ages showed up for Defcon 22 at the Rio Hotel. Thousands more who want to emulate his skills were in town for Defcon – a very different type of security conference that’s held the first week of August in Las Vegas and stands in stark contrast to the high-priced corporate event. Many of those acolytes descended on Las Vegas for a chance to see him speak at the Black Hat convention. The topic of Satellite vulnerabilities alone was enough to raise concern within the security industry and earn adoration within the hacking world. It costs about $3,000 to get in the door. We caught up with the Madrid-based IOActive security researcher right after he spoke at Black Hat, a high-end security conference geared toward corporations, security professionals and FBI types. When should you test for COVID? What if you're positive? Here's an explainer
