DEF CON is one of the biggest hacker conferences and deals with various aspects of computer security.Presentations that are of particular interest to DEF CON team are demonstrations, new technology and tools, the release of unique research, the announcement of a new project, or the screening of new videos get priority during the selection process. There will be nine broad categories of talks this year, each with their own track plus a new breakout area for talks that are more specialized or experimental in nature.

Some of the interesting happenings:

• The two break out areas will hold around 150 people each, and will be used for specific demonstrations or talks that would not work well in the really large speaking areas
• This year broadcasting will be held on 3 separate channels of the hotel's internal TV system. One channel will be playing movies, anime, and other kinds of entertainment. The other two will be used for broadcasting the speakers.
• An expanded version of the classic CTF contest, this year will feature more audience participation. There will be multiple IDS systems plugged into wall projectors reporting on what is happening.

Conference: Black Hat Briefings 2002
Date: July 31 -August 1, 2002
Place: Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
URL: http://www.blackhat.com

Today, more than ever, protecting the IT resources of a company against security threats is of vital importance. In order to do this, your company's professionals need to be capable of guarding your company's resources. Black Hat Training is designed to raise the professionals' competence level on specific security topics.

Some of the courses will be run by Larry Leibrock, Ph.D, Ofir Arkin, Jay Beale, JD Glaser, Tim Mullen, Halvar Flake etc.


Conference: New Security Paradigms Workshop 2002

Date: September 23-26, 2002
Place: Founders Inn, Virginia Beach
URL: http://www.nspw.org

For ten years the New Security Paradigms Workshop (NSPW) has provided a productive and highly interactive forum for innovative new approaches to computer security. The workshop offers a constructive environment for experienced researchers and practitioners as well as newer participants in the field. The result is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas.


Conference: Fifth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection (RAID)
Date: October 16-18, 2002
Place: Zurich, Switzerland
URL: http://www.raid-symposium.org/raid2002

This symposium, the fifth in an annual series, brings together leading figures from academia, government, and industry to discuss state-of-the-art intrusion detection technologies and issues from the research and commercial perspectives. The RAID International Symposium series is intended to further advances in intrusion detection by promoting the exchange of ideas in a broad range of topics.


Conference: Annual Computer Security Applications Conference