FD Insights Issue 11 | Page 30

Security 2015 Black Hat and Def Con: The Weird, Wonderful and Slightly Scary World of Online Security Conventions Security is increasingly becoming a hot topic not only within the IT industry, but as technology widens its breadth and depth, across all sectors which touch our lives. Black Hat and Def Con are two computer security and hacker conventions which showcase trends, vulnerabilities and information affecting those in the security industry. We bring you a roundup of some of the major topics and highlights from this year’s events. 30 | www.firstdistribution.co.za