It seems to me that if I were to go, I should take the following precautions.

Don't bring my cell phone. Find a pay phone.

While at the event keep my credit card in a steel container such as an altoids tin.

Bring cash just in case the altoids tin is not enough.

Take notes using paper and pencil.

On 04/19/2013 06:45 AM, Stephen wrote:

sounds like there are allot of people that attend to be a jerk to others... sheesh...

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:

Laugh!

If you take that Ubuntu install to DefCon and connect to the network there, every place you connect with/to authenticate to/with will be endangered. All of the sites you visit irregardless of protocol (encryption) will provide login/password and URL to others listening and MITM'ing. A VPN is your only partial protection (depending on what your using - no PPTP and easily encroached router firmware). Just do DefCon,there is enough to do, write about and learn while there. If you must work, get a room across town (in a cheap fleabag and drive over) although it should be noted that ANY protection you would make for DefCon needs to be made EVERYWHERE or you risk pwnership.

Someone brought a huge demagnetizer to DefCon 6, carrying it around in their backpack; everyone was stranded since they couldn't pay for their hotel or food, taxi's as about 800 cards were wiped.

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Phil Waclawski <phil.waclawski@mesacc.edu> wrote:

I already know not to bring your regular cell phone, and bring a "burn" phone instead, and I'm bringing a laptop that will be a fresh kubuntu install, locked down etc with nothing on it that I care about.

Is there any reasonably secure way to use the internet at defcon, or is that a pipe dream? I personally had just figured to use the laptop for offline work (some blender training etc), but I am curious.

Also, I will have to use my credit card to pay for the hotel, but that will be the only time I use it (I plan on using cash as much as possible at the event). Thankfully my credit card does not have rfid, but that doesn't make it less vulnerable to shoulder surfing and other problems (fake card readers etc).

So, I've had a bit of advice from Chris Lewis, but I'm curious as to what others think ;)

Phil Waclawski

MCC CIS Faculty

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