THOTCON

Annual hacker conference in Chicago, IL
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THOTCON is an American hacker conference that is organized by Nicholas Percoco, Matt Jakubowski, Jonathan Tomek, John Mocuta, David "VideoMan" Bryan, and several other OPERs (volunteers from the local DEF CON 312 chapter[1]). It is held in Chicago, Illinois at a somewhat different top secret location each year.

The conference was historically held on a single day, but since 2015, it has grown in popularity, and now covers two days. Originally, the conference featured a single track of speakers presenting between ten and twelve talks on various information security and hacking topics. Currently, the conference offers multiple tracks including full-length talks, shorter 'TURBO' talks, longer workshops, and villages.

The name THOTCON is made of the first letter in the words that represent the main Chicago Area Code (312); as in THree-One-Two.

History

The conference had approximately 235 attendees and 8 talks. It was also the very first hacker conference to be held in Chicago.
The conference had approximately 336 attendees and 12 talks.
The conference had approximately 500 attendees and between 10 and 20 talks depending on the final venue configuration.
The conference had approximately 700 attendees and featured 9 full-length talks, 9 shorter 'TURBO' talks and 3 workshops.

THOTCON is produced by THOTCON Infinity NFP, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[4]

Past Speakers

Past speakers of THOTCON events have included:

References

  1. ^ "DEFCON 312 Local Group". DC312. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  2. ^ "[Interview] c7five - "THOTCON co-creator and "". Digital Soapbox - Down the Security Rabbithole!. 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. ^ "THOTCON". infosec-conferences.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference".
  5. ^ Dissecting the hack: The F0rb1dd3n Network
  6. ^ "Following the White Rabbit". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  7. ^ Dave Marcus, McAfee Labs Team>
  8. ^ G. Mark Hardy
  9. ^ "Cory Doctorow". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  10. ^ "Hashcat/Hashcat". GitHub. 11 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Meet the IBM X-Force Red Offensive Security Services Team". IBM.
  12. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - About".
  13. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - About".
  14. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - Archives".
  15. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - Archives".
  16. ^ "THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - Archives".

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