Tag: CFP

  • DEF CON 26 CFP Basic Statistics and Observations

    This is the second blog in a series about DEF CON 26 CFP. The first: A Look Into the DEF CON CFP Review Board (we’re actually really boring people) First, this post is not sanctioned by DEF CON in any way. I am a member of the CFP team who decided to keep some rudimentary…

  • A Look Into the DEF CON CFP Review Board (we’re actually really boring people)

    Written by Highwiz with contributions and editing from Jericho Being on the DEF CON CFP Review Board can be as exciting as {something}; as frustrating as {something}; as thought provoking as {something}; and as enriching as {something}. It’s like mad libs, I hope you’ve filled in this section with something good. Each year, myself and…

  • Building a better InfoSec conference…

    There is an abundance of information security conferences out there. While the industry is drowning in these conferences, a lot of them are producing more noise than value. Increasingly, people are realizing that even a moderate security conference is a profit center. We need fewer conferences that are more topical and offer more value, whatever…

  • So you want to present…

    I’ve been attending InfoSec conferences since DEF CON 2, in 1994. Add up all the conferences I have been to, and all the presentations I have seen (in person or video later); quite a few to be sure. In the last year, I have been part of several CFP teams, where we review proposed presentation…