NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference

Re:NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security confe... by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @09:37PM (#6138076)

That's not the BlackHat audience that I've seen for many years now. It's basically RSA these days. I think that demographic exists at BH as a vocal minority. When you're actually on the floor, it's difficult to actually find anybody you're thinking of. Don't forget that attendance is over 8,000 lately, IIRC.

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Re:NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security confe... by tptacek on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @10:28PM (#6138266)

I'm not going to say the conference isn't vendor-y and commercial; it is definitely that, and more so than it started. But it's nothing resembling RSA. Also: Defcon is nothing like what it was in the 90's; it's had a trajectory reminiscent of Burning Man's.

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