LVCC West Hall: Rooms W317-319
All Day
August 7th
Village Closed for Setup!
0830
August 8th
Village Open
Feel free to come on over, get settled, and try and beat the line before the competition kicks off at 9 AM!
Opening Remarks & 2025 SEC Badge Overview
Every year, DEF CON badges captivate us with their blinking LEDs and clever puzzles, but how safe and environmentally friendly are they? Join us for an inside look at The SEC Village Badge and discover a new framework for transparency, safety, and sustainability in badge design. Let’s ensure our creations inspire responsibly while keeping badge culture thriving!
JC
SEC Co-Founder
Brent Dukes
Badge Wizard
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.
Break: SE Improv
Ready to think on your feet? Join Bryan and Kevin with our bite-sized improv showdown – jump in with activities that sharpen your social engineering chops (or just kick back and enjoy the laughs).
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.
Break: SE Improv
Jump into our lightning improv session – 30 minutes of quick-fire skits to keep your social-engineer reflexes razor-sharp!
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.
Cold Calls
Got nerves of steel? Step into our soundproof booth, grab a mystery target with its number and three challenge tiers, and see if you can nail easy, medium, and hard objectives – first come, first served!
1800+
August 8th
1000
August 9th
Village Open
We’re kicking off right at 1000! Don’t forget to check out our Merch table in the back of the village!
10 Lessons from the Frontlines of AI Vishing: From Zero to (Almost) Hero
Enrico Faccioli and Matt Holland share hard-earned insights from deploying an AI vishing agent in the wild, including pretext creation, latency hacks, and prompt-tuning secrets. Join their rapid-fire session to discover what it really takes to go from demo to believable bot.
Enrico Faccioli
Matt Holland
Hacking the First Amendment: A press photographer's perspective on Red Teaming scenarios
Mansoor Ahmad and Brad Ammerman uncover how press credentials can become powerful tools for red teamers at high-profile events. Attend this session to explore the surprising risks posed by media impersonation and low-tech hacking tactics.
Mansoor Ahmad
Brad Ammerman
The Devil Wears Headsets
Edna Jonsson shares their insider tips, battle-tested worksheets, and proven pretexts to help you master the craft of vishing. Join this talk to transform your adrenaline into actionable social engineering skills.
Edna Jonsson
The Human Vulnerability: Social Engineering in a Hyper Connected World
fir3d0g takes us into the evolving landscape of social engineering, revealing how AI-powered techniques amplify traditional attacks like phishing, vishing, and deepfakes. Discover what defenders and red teamers need to know to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated human-targeted threats.
fir3d0g
Do Scammers dream of electric Phish? Lessons learned from deploying AI-driven phishing ops
Daniel Marques reveals firsthand insights into deploying AI-driven phishing campaigns, comparing leading models like ChatGPT and Claude. Join this session to discover how generative AI reshapes phishing scalability, efficiency, and why human judgment remains critical in cyber operations.
Daniel Marques
1230-1245
August 9th
Break
Time to stretch! Debate pineapple on pizza and other crucial topics. See you soon!
Battle of the Bots: Vishing Edition
Watch teams deploy AI-powered agents in a soundproof booth to place live vishing calls and hit preset objectives, pushing the limits of automation, hacking, and human psychology.
1530-1545
August 9th
Break
Time to chat! Ask someone their favorite hacker movie. Meet back here in 15!
Cold Calls
Want to give vishing a shot? Step into our soundproof booth, grab a mystery target with its number and three challenge tiers, and see if you can nail easy, medium, and hard objectives – first come, first served!
1800+
August 9th
Village Closed
Thanks for hanging out! Party smart tonight, make some friends, and stay awesome. Catch you Sunday for more Cold Calls and to celebrate our champs!
1000
August 10th
Village Open
Make sure to be here right when we open if you want a chance to make a cold call!
Awards!!!
See who won in our village! During this time we’ll present the SECVC and BOTB winners, as well as the much-coveted Dundies!
Cold Calls
This is your last chance to place a phone call from inside the soundproof booth! You know you want to…
1130+
August 10th
Village Closed
Happy Trails! Come see us at the DEF CON Closing Ceremonies. See you next year!
