The LayerOne Hacking conference is around the corner

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We just wanted to give a heads up to everyone to remind them that the annual layerOne hacking and security conference is coming up soon. They have announced their speaker line-up which includes talks on home monitoring, lockpicking, mobile malware and tons more. The event is located in Anaheim California on May 28-29. They sent us sort of a press release with some information on the event and … [Read more...]

The trackable Last HOPE conference badge

While Defcon badges have taken on the habit of being hackable electronics, The Last Hope badge is taking a new shape this year. It's dubbed the Attendee Meta-Data project (AMD for short). Aside from the tombstonian dimensions, it features a trackable RFID tag that's going to be used to create a different sort of conference experience.Sure, the creators might use the badges to make sure they meet … [Read more...]