A recap of DefCon 24 with guests Jake Kouns, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Eijah, John McAfee, Rachel Tobac, and Ryan 1o57 Clarke. Vince reviews the annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas and interviews several presenters and attendees.

Jon Nichols discusses the recent Shadow Brokers auctioning of computer network exploits which are alleged to have been stolen from NSA linked security firm, Equation Group.

Guest John McAfee discusses his new role as CEO and Chairman at MGT, new security technology Sentinel recently acquired by MGT, establishing a new paradigm in cyber security industry, OPM breech, attribution in wake of DNC leaks, hacking in age of IoT, coordinated cyber attacks, and more!

Jeffrey Carr joins Vince to discuss attribution in the wake of the DNC email leaks, which are being attributed to cyber espionage by Russian intelligence agencies. Jeff recently wrote a medium post in response to attribution of the DNC hacks to the Russian government.

Guest Carter Mansbach is a financial investor and wealth manager. Carter and Vince discuss business, finance, technology, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, emotional investing, Facebook Live, Periscope, Snapchat, Cyber Security stocks and more.

Guest Kevin Hitt reports on eSports for Rotowire and ESPN.com. Kevin takes us for a deep dive into the world of eSports. The eSports industry is on the rise and looks to become a billion dollar industry in a few years.

Guests Mano and Reuben Paul are a father and son InfoSec duo based out of Austin, TX. They are both very active in the information security scene and have presented at several high profile security conferences. Together they founded the non-profit Cyber Shaolin, which aims to educate and inform kids and adults about information security. Mano is a security researcher who helped found Hackformers, an Austin based Christian hacker collective. In this episode we discuss information security, Cyber Shaolin, Hackformers, Kung Fu, and more.

Ron Brynaert is an investigative reporter and media critic. He is a former executive editor at Raw Story. Ron covers political scandals, propaganda, and government contracted security firms that spy on hacktivists and journalists.

Guest Hector Xavier Monsegur, a former Anonymous black hat hacker notorious for operating under the online pseudonym Sabu, joins Vince to talk about his time as a hacker and his cooperation with the FBI as they investigated the criminal activity of hackers operating within the Anonymous collective from 2011 to 2012.

Welcome to the first episode of the VITB Podcast, a recap of DefCon 23, with guests Rob Graham, Dennis Maldonado, Flanvel, Mike Ryan and Richo Healey. Vince reviews the annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas and interviews several presenters and attendees.