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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by CydeWeys on Thursday August 03, 2017 @02:33PM (#14922362)
Having just attended DEF CON, I can say that I didn't get that vibe at all. The people who were there were very serious about the whole point of it all. I got a lot of value out of it as well.
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by chmike on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:14PM (#14922795)
It looks like Berlin could be a better place for such type of event.
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by CydeWeys on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:34PM (#14922987)
The Chaos Communication Congress is already held annually in Germany, and is well-attended. There is absolutely an appetite for annual hacker/security conferences in the United States (and indeed we already have dozens that are held annually, of all sizes: DEF CON, BlackHat, B-Sides, SchmooCon, etc).
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by csours on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:31PM (#14922971)
Haha, the ones that actually attended sessions are serious. The other guys just visit casinos and the pool and their boss pays for the trip.
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Re:Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US... by CydeWeys on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:34PM (#14922994)
The sessions were all pretty much full. There were many, many people who were taking it seriously. I can't speak to how many people just goofed around the whole trip, as I wouldn't've seen them, but it seemed to be a minority.
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