I gave a day 1 closing keynote at DistrictCon yesterday. Surprisingly, it was a security talk about memory safety.
Slides are here:
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Slides are here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Memory Safety
Is this memory safety here in the room with us? Halvar Flake / Thomas Dullien DistrictCon 0 2025
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February 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I gave a day 1 closing keynote at DistrictCon yesterday. Surprisingly, it was a security talk about memory safety.
Slides are here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Slides are here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Next week 🪩 Join EFF's Lena Cohen at DistrictCon for a discussion on "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discussion on, "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers
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January 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Next week 🪩 Join EFF's Lena Cohen at DistrictCon for a discussion on "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers Actively Track Millions, and How to Stop Them." www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
We're officially 1 month away from DistrictCon Year 0! Check out our agenda for talks, exploits, round tables, and more!
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Agenda — DistrictCon
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January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We're officially 1 month away from DistrictCon Year 0! Check out our agenda for talks, exploits, round tables, and more!
www.districtcon.org/agenda
www.districtcon.org/agenda
EFF is excited to be participating at DistrictCon for the first time! If you're attending, join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable on Saturday, January 25: www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
EFF at DistrictCon
EFF is excited to be participating in DistrictCon for the first time! Join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable for a discussion on, "How a Handful of Location Data Brokers
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January 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
EFF is excited to be participating at DistrictCon for the first time! If you're attending, join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable on Saturday, January 25: www.eff.org/event/eff-d...
We're thrilled to announce we're coming back for DistrictCon Year 1!
🗓️ Jan 24-25, 2026
📍Capitol Hilton
Early bird tickets will be sold in September, and GA tickets in November! Call for Talks, Policy roundtables, and Bugs coming soon 😎
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🗓️ Jan 24-25, 2026
📍Capitol Hilton
Early bird tickets will be sold in September, and GA tickets in November! Call for Talks, Policy roundtables, and Bugs coming soon 😎
www.districtcon.org
DistrictCon
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May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We're thrilled to announce we're coming back for DistrictCon Year 1!
🗓️ Jan 24-25, 2026
📍Capitol Hilton
Early bird tickets will be sold in September, and GA tickets in November! Call for Talks, Policy roundtables, and Bugs coming soon 😎
www.districtcon.org
🗓️ Jan 24-25, 2026
📍Capitol Hilton
Early bird tickets will be sold in September, and GA tickets in November! Call for Talks, Policy roundtables, and Bugs coming soon 😎
www.districtcon.org
DistrictCon Talks Have Been Selected🎙️
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Check out our incredible speaker lineup for DistrictCon 2025. Agenda (and more talk announcements) coming soon
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Check out our incredible speaker lineup for DistrictCon 2025. Agenda (and more talk announcements) coming soon
Speakers — DistrictCon
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November 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
DistrictCon Talks Have Been Selected🎙️
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Check out our incredible speaker lineup for DistrictCon 2025. Agenda (and more talk announcements) coming soon
www.districtcon.org/speakers
Check out our incredible speaker lineup for DistrictCon 2025. Agenda (and more talk announcements) coming soon
Early Bird tickets go on sale TODAY at 11:59 AM! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/districtcon-year-2-tickets-2001711173003
September 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Early Bird tickets go on sale TODAY at 11:59 AM! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/districtcon-year-2-tickets-2001711173003
🎥 DistrictCon Year 0 recordings are now live on YouTube! Check out the AMAZING content from our Track 1 Speakers, Junkyard competitors, and keynotes!
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DistrictCon
DistrictCon is a DC hacker con, focusing on hacking together and exchanging ideas over typical talk tracks.
We want to grow the community through action and engagement that focuses on the greater go...
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April 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🎥 DistrictCon Year 0 recordings are now live on YouTube! Check out the AMAZING content from our Track 1 Speakers, Junkyard competitors, and keynotes!
www.youtube.com/@DistrictCon
www.youtube.com/@DistrictCon
Vibes are high for DistrictCon! We’ll see you tomorrow 😎
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Vibes are high for DistrictCon! We’ll see you tomorrow 😎
Twas the night before DistrictCon…
February 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Twas the night before DistrictCon…
DistrictCon kicking off with opening remarks from @winnona.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
DistrictCon kicking off with opening remarks from @winnona.bsky.social
Talks from the DistrictCon 2025 security conference, which took place in February, are now available on YouTube.
This also includes talks from the Junkyard, a separate track for hacking EOL gear
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This also includes talks from the Junkyard, a separate track for hacking EOL gear
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DistrictCon 2025 - All Talks - YouTube
All the talks from DistrictCon Year 0 - 2025
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April 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Talks from the DistrictCon 2025 security conference, which took place in February, are now available on YouTube.
This also includes talks from the Junkyard, a separate track for hacking EOL gear
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This also includes talks from the Junkyard, a separate track for hacking EOL gear
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Cool DistrictCon badge.
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Cool DistrictCon badge.
🗓️ Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, 10am EST
📍 DistrictCon, Washington, DC
Did you miss our early bird tickets? GA tickets drop on Dec 16 at noon ET here: districtcon.org/tickets
📍 DistrictCon, Washington, DC
Did you miss our early bird tickets? GA tickets drop on Dec 16 at noon ET here: districtcon.org/tickets
DistrictCon Tickets — DistrictCon
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December 11, 2024 at 5:17 PM
🗓️ Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, 10am EST
📍 DistrictCon, Washington, DC
Did you miss our early bird tickets? GA tickets drop on Dec 16 at noon ET here: districtcon.org/tickets
📍 DistrictCon, Washington, DC
Did you miss our early bird tickets? GA tickets drop on Dec 16 at noon ET here: districtcon.org/tickets
That’s a wrap on DistrictCon Year 0! Thank you to all of our attendees, sponsors, speakers, and villages! We are so proud of to be part of the hacker community in DC!
Peace & love,
DisCo Team 🪩💕💙
Peace & love,
DisCo Team 🪩💕💙
February 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
That’s a wrap on DistrictCon Year 0! Thank you to all of our attendees, sponsors, speakers, and villages! We are so proud of to be part of the hacker community in DC!
Peace & love,
DisCo Team 🪩💕💙
Peace & love,
DisCo Team 🪩💕💙
“The #1 thing we need for the future is talent…so when [DistrictCon] asked me to come speak, I couldn’t say yes quick enough” - Gen. Nakasone
February 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“The #1 thing we need for the future is talent…so when [DistrictCon] asked me to come speak, I couldn’t say yes quick enough” - Gen. Nakasone
DistrictCon… prepared for anything including a UV of 11
August 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
DistrictCon… prepared for anything including a UV of 11
Who else is here at districtcon!
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Who else is here at districtcon!
Speaking of zero-day... Just over a week to get your submissions in for the @districtcon junkyard EOL pwnathon! Details in the brief... Get amongst it!
The Junkyard — DistrictCon
Organized by DistrictCon - a new DC hacker con.
buff.ly
November 15, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Speaking of zero-day... Just over a week to get your submissions in for the @districtcon junkyard EOL pwnathon! Details in the brief... Get amongst it!
🪩 CFP closes soon!! 🪩
submit to sessionize.com/districtcon
submit to sessionize.com/districtcon
DistrictCon Year 1: Call for Sessions
Empowering Hackers Across Industries to do Cool Shit. DistrictCon is a DC hacker con, focusing on hacking together and exchanging ideas over typical t...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
🪩 CFP closes soon!! 🪩
submit to sessionize.com/districtcon
submit to sessionize.com/districtcon
Oh my. I heard a lot about him at DistrictCon this weekend and not on a good way.
Sources: the interim director of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala, triggered automated security warnings last summer by uploading sensitive documents to ChatGPT (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Oh my. I heard a lot about him at DistrictCon this weekend and not on a good way.
I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at DistrictCon 1. I will present “Defending New Orleans from a Private Spy Network” on Sunday January 25th and participating in the round table “Leveraging Hacker Skillsets to Maintain Democratic Norms” on Saturday January 24th.
Speaking at DistrictCon 1
I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at DistrictCon 1. I will present “Defending New Orleans from a Private Spy Network” on Sunday January 25th and participating in the r…
insomniac.tech
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at DistrictCon 1. I will present “Defending New Orleans from a Private Spy Network” on Sunday January 25th and participating in the round table “Leveraging Hacker Skillsets to Maintain Democratic Norms” on Saturday January 24th.
DISTRICTCON YEAR 1 is in full swing! We heard from Winnona DeSombre, our Founder & Director, and Opening Keynote Ian Levy 🪩
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
DISTRICTCON YEAR 1 is in full swing! We heard from Winnona DeSombre, our Founder & Director, and Opening Keynote Ian Levy 🪩