DEF CON

Summary

DEF CON is a computer security conference^[1]. It draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (computer_security_conference category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• DEF CON is in the country of United States^[3].
• DEF CON's instance of is recorded as computer security conference^[4].
• DEF CON's instance of is recorded as hacker convention^[5].
• DEF CON's instance of is recorded as recurring event^[6].
• DEF CON's founder is recorded as Jeff Moss^[7].
• DEF CON took place at Las Vegas^[8].
• DEF CON's Commons category is recorded as DEF CON^[9].
• 1993 marks the founding of DEF CON^[10].
• DEF CON's official website is recorded as https://www.defcon.org^[11].
• DEF CON's official website is recorded as http://g7ejphhubv5idbbu3hb3wawrs5adw7tkx7yjabnf65xtzztgg4hcsqqd.onion/^[12].
• DEF CON's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}^[13].
• DEF CON's privacy policy URL is recorded as https://defcon.org/html/links/dc-privacy.html^[14].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+339130'}^[15].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+215000'}^[16].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+377325'}^[17].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+414987'}^[18].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+243000'}^[19].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+282000'}^[20].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13042'}^[21].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13229'}^[22].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13379'}^[23].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+346000'}^[24].
• DEF CON's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+385000'}^[25].
• DEF CON's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://defcon.social^[26].

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When and Where

The location of DEF CON was Las Vegas^[8]. It is in the country of United States^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include computer security conference^[4], hacker convention^[5], and recurring event^[6].

Why It Matters

DEF CON draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (computer_security_conference category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]