Insights from DEF CON 33: From LLM Hacking to Supply Chain Remediation
Las Vegas in August means three things: blistering heat, neon overload, and thousands of security professionals, researchers, and hackers descending on the desert for the world’s largest, most infamous hacker security conference: DEF CON. This year was no different. Whether you came for the capture-the-flag glory, the hands-on workshops, or just to soak in the hacker culture, DEF CON 33 delivered enough exploits—digital and otherwise—to keep the community buzzing until next year. In case you couldn’t make it, or the heat impaired your short-term memory, we’ll recap our most memorable sessions for you. So sit back, and enjoy the ride.
Six Key Takeaways from RSA 2025
Now that we've had time to recover from the whirlwind of insights, innovations, and eye-opening cybersecurity conversations at RSA 2025, we wanted to reflect on what stood out the most to us this year. What is going to be important in cybersecurity? What innovations will be productized? From cutting-edge advancements in MCP and agentic AI, to deepfake detection - this year's event was a reflection of both the urgency and ingenuity defining the industry. Here are our biggest takeaways from this year's RSA.
Mondoo Goes to Summer Camp
The Lollapalooza of security events, consisting of BSidesLV, Black Hat, and DEFCON, affectionately referred to collectively as “Security Summer Camp”, has come and gone for 2023 and Mondoo was there for it all! The events are so large and there are so many attendees there is no way to recap the events, but I’d like to share some themes that stood out to me and some highlights.
DefCon 31: Highlights and Insights
Between the scorching hot weather of Las Vegas and the buildings full of slot machines, we find one of the best IT security events of the year: DefCon. This year marked the first gathering after Covid. Here are some of my favorite things during this year's DefCon.
Top 5 Security Themes from Kubecon North America 2022
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022 may have come and gone but the learning should never end! We had a great time at the show and appreciated everyone who stopped by our booth to say hello and learn more about Mondoo.
The Debut of DevOpsDays Eindhoven
The very first edition of devopsdays Eindhoven was something special. Among the local speakers were presenters from all around the world. The venue was beautiful, the event sold out, and for the most part the Dutch weather presented us with sunshine.
DevOps Days Chicago Recap
DevOps Days Chicago returned to action this September 21st and 22nd, and Mondoo was there to celebrate as a sponsor.
sec4dev 2022: Security for All
Recently, Mondoonauts had the pleasure of sponsoring the 2022 sec4dev conference in Vienna, Austria. The goal of the conference is to raise security awareness among software developers. Similarly, our goal at Mondoo is to bring security awareness to everyone. We believe security isn’t just the job of security professionals, so this was the perfect conference for Mondoo to sponsor.
The 2022 Security Conference Trifecta
As summer comes to a close it’s a good time to reflect on “Security Summer Camp,” the affectionate name given to the triad of security events that happened in August in Las Vegas: BSides, Black Hat, and DEF CON.
SCaLE 19x Recap
The 19th “Annual” Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) has come and gone. Originally scheduled for early March in Pasadena, it was pushed back due to the Omicron surge that hit Los Angeles particularly hard. This year's event was an interesting step backward in time, as the total conference attendance was lower and it returned to its former home at the Los Angeles Hilton, near LAX, due to a scheduling conflict with the Pasadena Convention Center. The last time I attended SCaLE was five years ago when I delivered the DevOpsDays Los Angeles Keynote at the LAX location, so I was right at home.
DevOpsDays Amsterdam 2022 Recap
For the last 7 years I've been part of organizing DevOpsDays Amsterdam. After moving to Amsterdam in mid-2015, I was looking for a community to join and participate in. Early January 2016, on a typical, rainy Dutch night, I experienced my first DevOpsDays organizers meeting in Muiden, NL.
KubeCon EU 2022 Recap
Not too long ago, we attended KubeCon EU 2022. This was especially exciting because it was the first big-industry event that we attended being a startup born in a COVID world. Having a booth on the showroom floor, being able to connect with folks from all types of backgrounds, and sharing with them what we’re building was a great learning experience.
DevOpsDays Birmingham 2022 Recap
Last week Mondoo sponsored our very first European event: DevOpsDays Birmingham! It was also the first DevOpsDays ever held in Birmingham. As a global core member of DevOpsDays and head of Community for Mondoo in Europe, I was delighted to get together once again with DevOps practitioners and thought leaders.
DevOpsDays Rockies 2022 Recap
I went to my first DevOps-oriented event eleven years ago. Over the last decade-plus of attending DevOpsDays events, it has been hugely rewarding to see the DevOps movement stretch into being, orient and define itself, and build toward a community of practice.
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