Honor Among Thieves.
The article provides an overview of cybersecurity and hacking activities through DEF CON, a computer hacker convention. It states the observations made by the author as related by a former student he calls "Major X," who recently became a presenter at DEF CON. According to the author, DEF CON has a...
| Publicado en: | Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 12; pp. 12 - 16 |
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IEEE
Dec2009
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| Sumario: | The article provides an overview of cybersecurity and hacking activities through DEF CON, a computer hacker convention. It states the observations made by the author as related by a former student he calls "Major X," who recently became a presenter at DEF CON. According to the author, DEF CON has a hierarchy among its participants, has a uniform dress code and used hacker slang. Hackers are also encouraged to hack other people's computers to determine their defense capabilities during the duration of the convention. |
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