The DC30 badge was actually redesigned repeatedly as different microcontrollers fluctuated in and out of supply. Microcontrollers were in short supply during 20 forcing the badge team to keep an eye on component vendor supplies in order to snipe chips as soon as they appeared in stock. Even though many regard it as one of the best DEF CON badges ever made, the DC30 badge posed a number of challenges to its creators. This was a herculean project with 25,000 badges being produced on a short timeline in the ever-changing chaos of a semiconductor supply-chain meltdown. Mike begins his war stories with one about the DEF CON 30 badge. Designed by Joe Grand, the first electronic DEF CON badge was a circuit board featuring a tiny PIC microcontroller, two LEDs, and a single pushbutton. Then in 2006, at DEF CON 14, everything changed. Living the BadgelifeĪttendees at the world’s largest hacker convention, DEF CON in Las Vegas, had already become accustomed to receiving and wearing very cool and novel admission tokens, more properly known as badges. In his Supercon 2022 talk, There’s No Rev 2: When Badgelife Goes Wrong, Mike shares details from some of his worst badge snafus and also how he managed to gracefully pull them back from the edge of disaster. Of course, even experts make mistakes and run into challenges when they dare to push the envelope of technology and delivery schedules. They have created some of the most popular electronic conference badges. Together, he and his wife Katie make up MK Factor. Michael Whiteley (aka ) is a badgelife celebrity. Continue reading “Hacker Hotel 2023 Had A Very Cool Badge” → Posted in cons, Hackaday Columns Tagged badge, badgelife, Hacker Hotel Thus here we’ll concentrate on the badge hardware and production, and mention the puzzles only in passing. I love the design both from an artistic and technical viewpoint, but have to admit that the puzzle aspect isn’t really my thing. The sum is to create a puzzle game intended to entertain the visitor, take them round the venue, and find clues to an eventual solution. The artwork comes form the same artist whose work graced both the previous Hacker Hotel badge and the MCH2022 badge, and the rear of the PCB makes full use of all layers to create a mystical puzzle. It’s pretty obvious from the start that it has data and address lines of a 4-bit computer, and as well as these there is an evident serial port and a USB socket. It’s divided into two parts, the top third which carries the circuitry and the lower two thirds of which as a row of buttons and LEDs. The brains of the operation is an RP2040, and it’s powered by a CR2032 coin cell in a holder. The badge takes the form of a rectangular PCB with all parts on the top side. A Puzzle, A 4-Bit Computer, And An Artwork We were lucky enough to receive probably the last of these delayed badges in mid February, as we made the journey to the central part of the Netherlands to Hacker Hotel 2023. This and that other by-product of COVID-19, the chip shortage, meant that over the past year we’ve been treated to several event badges that should have appeared in 2020 or 2021, but didn’t due to those cancelled events. It attracts a diverse audience, including security professionals, executives, students, academics, and hobbyists, and is considered one of the premier cybersecurity events in the Midwest region of the United States.One effect of the global pandemic was that there were relatively few events in our sphere for a couple of years. It also provides an opportunity for attendees to network with other professionals in the field and to explore career opportunities in cybersecurity.ĬypherCon is known for its unique blend of technical content and entertainment, featuring live music, games, and interactive exhibits. The conference features a variety of talks and interactive activities focused on various aspects of cybersecurity, including cryptography, malware analysis, network security, technology hardware, and more. 2023 has over 1200 attendees with 5 tracks of 75 speakers. It brings together security experts, researchers, hackers, and privacy enthusiasts from around the state to share knowledge, learn from each other, and discuss emerging trends and challenges in the cybersecurity industry. CypherCon is an annual spring hacker / cybersecurity conference that takes place downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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