---
id: 4001
title: "A Guide to Your First DEF CON"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/first-defcon-guide"
published_at: "2022-08-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["ctf", "def-con", "community", "tips", "hacker-summer-camp", "conference-guide"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4001"
lang: en
---

# A Guide to Your First DEF CON

## Summary

Practical recommendations for first-time DEF CON attendees: planning talk schedules, exploring the 30-plus villages, joining CTFs and contests, and using apps and community channels.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2022-08-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/first-defcon-guide
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4001