See what's going on in our village!
All Day
August 10th
Village Closed for Setup!
Village Open
Feel free to come on over, get settled, and try and beat the line before the competition kicks off at 9 AM!
Youth Challenge Starts
Great Scott! The Social Engineering Community needs your help to fix a disrupted timeline! We need brave and creative minds for our Youth Challenge to help us solve a series of challenges that will lead to the grand solution.
SEC Vishing Competition
In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.
1100-1130
August 11th
Break
We’re taking a short break. Now is a great time to get up, and talk to people, introduce yourself, make a friend!
SEC Vishing Competition
In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.
1330-1400
August 11th
Break
We’re taking a short break. Now is a great time to get up, and talk to people, introduce yourself, make a friend!
SEC Vishing Competition
In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.
1700-1715
August 11th
Break
We’re taking a short break as we prepare our notes from the #SECVC for the debrief coming up next!
A Slice of Deception: The 2023 #SECVC Debrief
Join the Founders of the Social Engineering Community as they break down this year’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC). They’ll talk about how the competition is organized, and some of the big takeaways, trends, and surprises (both good and bad) from the OSINT and Vishing Plan reports. They’ll also recount some of the highlights from this year’s live calls.
JC
SEC Co-Founder
Snow
SEC Co-Founder
1800+
August 11th
Village Open
We’ve got an exciting lineup of events including presentations, cold calls, and an interactive SE Improv experience!
Youth Challenge Continues
Keep up the hard work solving the challenges, the winner will be decided tomorrow!!!
Anti-Social Engineering: Can You Be a Good Social Engineer Without Being Social
Social engineering has long been thought of as a domain for outgoing, charismatic people. However, in this talk, I will argue that introverted and socially-awkward individuals can be just as effective …[READ MORE]
Andrew Lemon
Principal Security Engineer at Red Threat
Your Swag is My Swag: Pwning Fortune 500 Companies with Vistaprint
Socially engineering a target organization with a hard hat and safety vest never gets old, but there are more ways to the server room. Take your physical penetration test to the next level, swagged out in the latest company-branded quarter zip sweatshirt …[READ MORE]
Langston "Shock" Clement
Red Team operations and Penetration Testing Lead at Core BTS
Daniel "Jcache" Goga
Security Consultant at Core BTS
Cold Calls
Come make a call in front of our soundproof booth. We provide everything, the target company, their phone number, and three objectives to gather (easy, medium, and hard). First come, first serve.
SE Improv
This engaging program will consist of demonstrations, explanations, and interactions in which attendees will be invited to try out improvisation* themselves in a safe, participatory “sandbox” to apply the concepts learned. Come find out why some of the world’s best social engineers utilize these techniques to improv(e) their game.
* No requirement to perform in front of people nor to be funny.
Cold Calls
Come make a call in front of our soundproof booth. We provide everything, the target company, their phone number, and three objectives to gather (easy, medium, and hard). First come, first serve.
1530-1600
August 12th
Break
Just a short break as we transition to this amazing panel coming up! 🙂
Panel: Building an Effective Security Culture Program
With most cyber attacks and incidents involving social engineering, security culture is hugely influential in cyber security prevention and response. Your security culture is the foundation of your security posture, influencing whether people value cyber security, engage in awareness-raising training and report incidents and concerns …[READ MORE]
Dr. Jessica Barker
Moderator, Co-Founder at Cygenta
Maxie Reynolds
Panelist, Founder at Subsea Cloud
Sam Davison
Panelist, Head of Security and Privacy Engineering at Etsy
Rebecca Markwick
Panelist, Enterprise Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture Lead
Phishing with Dynamite: Harnessing AI to Supercharge Offensive Operations
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of cybersecurity, making traditional defensive strategies outdated and inadequate, particularly in the realm of phishing attacks…[READ MORE]
Preston Thornburg
Co-Founder at Upshield
Dani Goland
Founder at CloudSec
1800+
August 12th
Village Closed
It’s been fun! See you later at the party and then on Sunday for some more Cold Calls, and to find out who our winners are for the #SECVC!
SEC Party - In Forums RM 117/118
THIS WILL BE IN THE FORUMS (Room 117/118) – Not in our village!
We’re having an 80’s themed party and you’re invited! Want to hang out without the loud music so that you can actually have a conversation? *Put on your raddest 80s gear* and join the Social Engineering Community for a themed get-together for a chance to hang out and meet new people! We’ll have a cash bar with both boozy and booze-free options. Did we mention its in the Forums room 117/118?
1000-1000
August 13th
Village Open
Make sure to be here right when we open if you want a chance to make a cold call!
Youth Challenge - LAST HOUR!
It’s your last hour to get your final challenges submitted for points before the winner is announced!
Cold Calls
Come make a call in front of our soundproof booth. We provide everything, the target company, their phone number, and three objectives to gather (easy, medium, and hard). First come, first serve.
1130-1200
August 13th
Break
We’re taking a short break, but stick around to see our winners and hear their experiences!
Awards & Competitor Panel
See who won in our village! During this time we’ll present the Youth Challenge winner, the #SECVC 1st and 2nd place winners, as well as the much-coveted Dundies! Then stick around as we have a panel interview with the winners to hear their story about their path to victory!
1330+
August 13th
Village Closed
Adios Amigos! Come see us at the DEF CON Closing Ceremonies. See you next year!
