TenableShmoocon 2010 Security ConferenceIn-PersonShmooCon has always been one of my favorite conferences. It is very well run and provides a small, intimate environment to discuss all things related to hacking and information security. You truly feel a part of this conference in every way.
For example, you are encouraged to throw small stress balls called "Shmooballs" at any speaker you disagree with. The conference founders felt that many conferences had talks that were complete nonsense yet no one would stand up to say anything in opposition. As a speaker at ShmooCon you may literally find yourself running for cover.
This year there was even a "Shmooball Launcher" contest, that scored the homemade launchers in several different categories. Larry Pesce participating in the Shmooball launcher contest at ShmooCon 2010 in Washington, DC. Larry's Shmooball launcher proudly displayed the Nessus banner throughout the conference and received a lot of attention from curious conference attendees.
This year's ShmooCon had some excellent presentations and workshops, including one that reportedly used Nessus to find a directory traversal vulnerability in VMware (more to follow on that one). Some of the other highlights include:
Shmoocon 2010 Security Conference is hosted by Tenable.
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This is an in-person event.
The event covers Cybersecurity, HR, and Data.
