DEF CON continues to change over the years and it feels like a right of passage for the hacker community, but is it still worth it? The talks are now available online, the topics of the trainings are available for free, Las Vegas feels like a take it or leave it, so what is the justification for going? Sure the people, but is it that enough? How easy can you learn a new skill if everyone else is busy? MOST IMPORTANTLY - Let's talk about HOW to make it worth it, HOW to justify it to your employer, and HOW to make the most of DEF CON 30. And yes... I believe it is worth it but only for the right reasons. Come, chat, and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

What is in a hacker's lab, what technology do they use, where do they get hardware and more this week. Diving into a home lab setup and talking about what works for us and what software we use. I am excited to dive in and answer your questions along with finding out what other use on their hacking journey. Come, chat, and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

Hackers come from all sort of backgrounds and with varying expertise. Gulo is the type of chaos monkey that confounds other hackers with his unique DEF CON Darknet challenges and is a incredibly approachable individual. Join us as we talk stories and challenges and hear about his journey! Come, chat, and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

How do you become anonymous or invisible online? There are TONS of tracking cookies and analytics and if you combine that with the massive amounts of database breaches, it is not a recipe for keeping your private data and information... well private. Gater_Byte for a long time took great strides to protect his information and I am hoping to pick his brain on what was successful and what was a waste of time. Come, chat, and hack on! *Re-Upload - issue on original live stream render* DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte

Do you own what you buy? Do you have a right to fix it? Should manufactures be forced to provide/sell the parts? Doesn't this open up companies to liability for something like a Tesla? Right to Repair is a sometimes confusing and polarizing topic and I know I have a lot to learn, so let's hangout and discuss. Come, chat, and hack on! DISCORD Invite - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP Links: The Right to Repair Movement: https://www.repair.org/stand-up Louis Rossmann: https://youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

Does privacy even exist when it comes to the Internet? When the Internet started information was spread out though as time goes on it is becoming more centralized and hosted by fewer companies. Should we be upset by this? Should we care? Does privacy matter? 🤔 DISCORD LINK (just added 04/08/22) - https://discord.gg/jCNdNPKygP Come, discuss, and hack on! 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

How are you hacking healthier? Sitting at a desk for 16 hours a day definitely has not done wonders for my body or health; however, I found a few things to help. I am excited to see what the other guys do and hopefully I can find some more tricks to help for work, posture, and maybe a few more pieces of tech to purchase. Come, discuss, and hack on! 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

DEF CON 30 Call for Everything is opened. What does it take to submit? How hard is it? Do you need to be an expert? Why should you care? Time to start the count down to DEF CON 30. Come, discuss, and hack on! 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

Learning hacking feels overwhelming. There is so much to know within cybersecurity and there are no experts. It feels like there is no direct path and I am not sure if there is. Gater_Byte, Gourry, Gulo, and myself (Silk) took different routes to get to the place we are. We are all hackers but massively different in our skillsets. That's the thing, it doesn't feel like there is one route but many. I hope our discussion helps you find yours. Come, discuss, and hack on! 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/Gater_Byte https://twitter.com/gregory_price https://twitter.com/GuloGuloDesu Powered by Restream https://restre.am/yt

Systems, code, and systems of systems are fundamentally flawed and there is no fixing it or is there? Systems of systems introduce remarkable complexities which produce oddities; vulnerabilities exists when the expectations of a system do not match reality. 📺 Videos mentioned: FIRST Notable Security Hack "Scientific Hooliganism" (in 1903) - https://youtu.be/eESdZPqxKso "EVERYTHING IS BROKEN" - https://youtu.be/92DjFdAI4kQ 👇Topics mentioned: Halting problem - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem 👉 Subscribe to Hacker Hangouts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbGO7Ccpi21gi0xqGwHSyQ?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Subscribe to Alex Chaveriat- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbHYwhbarpO6vXgbIYmcXnQ?sub_confirmation=1 🤘Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexchaveriat https://twitter.com/gregory_price