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Hacker Summer Camp 2019

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It’s time for something a bit different on my fledgling little blog, as soon I’ll be heading out to Las Vegas for Black Hat USA 2019 and Defcon 27 – two events that together have become known as Hacker Summer Camp. I’m super excited – I’ve never been to an event with anywhere near so many hackers and cyber security people in one place!

The venue is set to be just as interesting as the conferences. The two events will occupy no fewer than four hotels spanning the length of the Strip, giving me plenty of opportunity to explore Vegas between talks and meetings. I’ve never even been to the United States before, so I feel like I have a lot to see (feel free to leave tips in the comments).

Probably the Vegas equivalent of a stock image of the London Eye or Parliament, but YOLO

To cover Hacker Summer Camp, I’m planning on writing three blog posts: one on my general impressions of Las Vegas, one on the corporate-focused Black Hat USA, and one on the hacking Wild West that is Defcon. I imagine there’ll be a lot to squeeze in, so they might be slightly longer than usual, and they may go up while I’m in the States or when I get back, depending on free time and the level of connectivity I have out there.

I realise there’s also a possibility that you’re reading this after I handed you a card at one of the events. If so, welcome! Please go ahead and subscribe to the blog, leave a comment below to say hello, and follow me on Instagram and Twitter if you have them. I’d love to build a little network to discuss cyber security and share cool techy stuff!

Welcome

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Here it is: another blog. I have no firm plans for this one – it’ll act more like a scrapbook for random thoughts and things that make me think on any given day.

I exist elsewhere on the internet (just about – although I have no concerns about this blog being linked to my identity), but fancied a fresh start. I previously put a lot of pressure on myself to blog about this certain topic this many times a month, and it led to a lot of stress – especially when life got in the way and I went off-schedule.

So what should you expect? I don’t know for sure, but I work in technology and like to tinker in my spare time, so I’m likely to write about my personal projects as well as news in the industry and things I read and hear online.

I’m even less certain of what I hope to get out of this, but it would be nice to get a little community of fellow geeks going. So if you’re interested in what you read, follow the blog and say hi. I’d be glad to have a chat about all things tech!