DEF CON founder urges federal officials not to attend this year’s hackers’ conference. Bruce McConnell is one of the top cybersecurity policymakers at the Department of Homeland Security. He says he checked with DEF CON and was told he’s still invited to participate in “Policy Wonk Lounge” Mark Weatherford, who left DHS this spring, is still going to DEF COM. DEF CON leaders are in a unique position: They have access to the government’s top IT security policymakers, and they should challenge them with their discontent.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/blogs/no-time-out-for-certain-feds-at-def-con-p-1510