DEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a documentary crew ...

“This is the world’s best cybersecurity community,” said [NSA director General Keith B.] Alexander, who also heads the U.S. Cyber Command. … Hackers can and must be part…of a collaborative approach to ...

Created during the Cold War as a system of progressive levels of defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack, DEFCON is a ranking of perceived nuclear threat level facing the national security of ...