Dr. Stephen "Scuba" Gary Attends DEFCON 30 - World's Largest Hacker Conference

Dr."Scuba" Steve Gary attended DEFCON 30, the world's largest hacker conference. He attends every year to keep abreast of the latest innovations in the hacker community. "The more we know about the threats and vulnerabilities in cyberspace, the more we know how to reduce the threats, and prevent or mitigate exploitation (hacking) of those vulnerabilities." He particularly likes the villages, areas with hands-on activities. There were over 30 villages this year. One of the new villages this year, Red Team Village, was focused on offensive security, also known as pen testing (this is what most people know as hacking). There were Adversary, Blue Team, Car Hacking, Social Engineering Community, Internet of Things (IoT), and Voting Machine Hacking Villages, to name a few. The presentations are always good too, but there are too many to list here. Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA), of which he is Tampa Chapter President, hosted the 3rd annual National Service Panel at the Blacks in Cybersecurity Village, and hosted the Arcade Party, a DEFCON favorite. Our awesome USF Whitehatters Computer Security Club (WCSC) also competed at DEFCON 30.