HACKER SUMMER CAMP 2025
The 2025 HSC Hub for all things related to CSI thru Aug. 4-10!
Speaking Events
MON-WED: BSides Las Vegas
MON @ 1500:
Human Attack Surfaces in Agentic Web: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the AI Apocalypse
(Ground Truth track)
Dr. Matthew Canham​​​
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MON-TUE:
Cognitive Security Village (Middle Ground)
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The Cognitive Security Village is our hands-on exploration space at major conferences and meetups—part demo lab, part tactical playground. Designed for hackers, researchers, and curious minds alike, the village showcases just how easy it is to hack the human brain.
Find us on the 2nd floor of the Tuscany in the Middle Ground area!
THU: Black Hat USA
THU @ 1020:
Evil Digital Twin, Too: The First 30 Months of Psychological Manipulation of Humans by AI
(South Seas A & B, Level 3)
Dr. Ben D. Sawyer; Dr. Matthew Canham​​​
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FRI-SUN: DEF CON 33
SAT @ 1300, Adversary Village:
Using Evil Digital Twins for Fun and Profit
(Adversary Village, Workshop Stage)
Dr. Ben D. Sawyer; Dr. Matthew Canham​​​
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Join us to help protect what makes us human: our ability to think for ourselves.
CSI Meetups
THU: BarCode 3 - Syncity Soundtrack
THU @ 1800-2200:
CSI Meetup at BarCode v3 (Barcode Burger Bar)​​​
Join us for BarCode 3: SynCity Soundtrack, where underground beats blend with cutting-edge cybersecurity. This year during Hacker Summer Camp, we’re cranking up the volume for an unforgettable night featuring live DJ sets, podcast interviews with top cybersecurity minds. And as always – authentic networking at the award-winning BarCode Burger Bar in Vegas.
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FRI: I AM MACHINE
THU @ 1800-2200:
I AM MACHINE Premiere (StarBase Las Vegas)​​​
Join us for the exclusive premiere of I AM MACHINE — a groundbreaking documentary that dives into the real-life world of Len Noe, white hat hacker, international speaker, and transhuman pioneer.​
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