Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON
by andy800 on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:49AM
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> I'd expect security (including digital security) to be literally top notch
I know why you'd expect that, regardless, you'd be very wrong
Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON
by PawgerZ on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:00AM
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Which private sector businesses would you say have top notch security?
Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON
by Rebelgecko on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:57AM
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Last year was pretty bad for digital security in Vegas
Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON
by nodesocket on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:57AM
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Ummm, they did get hacked and held for ransom (paid millions) and lost untold millions more in revenue just recently.
Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON
by alephnerd on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:09AM
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You're getting flamed by accounts below but they're largely wrong.
Most casinos rent their gaming equipment from IGT, who directly manage most of these systems. IGT also has a fairly robust security team, having worked with them back when I was still a PM in the space.
Organizations like Caesar's aren't the greatest security wise, but that's largely because they have low margins because they are primarily property holding companies that are operating Casino/Gaming that they rent out from vendors like IGT.
This has been changing after MGM, but I don't think I can discuss it deeply.
If there's any place in the private sector where I'd expect security (including digital security) to be literally top notch, a casino would be it.
And casinos don't fuck around. If they catch some "uber haxor" laying a finger on their networks, you can bet they'd have him arrested in a heartbeat, regardless of whether he is a conference attendee or not.