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Thursday, 12 September 2013

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The Fourth Edition of an International Information Security Conference hosted in Romania , The DefCamp 2013 is now open for Call for Papers.

Over 300 Security experts, Researchers, and Enthusiasts from Romania and neighboring countries are expected to take part in the event in Bucharest, at the Crystal Palace Ballroom on November 29-30, 2013.

The Crystal Palace Ballroom is hosting one of the most mesmerizing event of Hacking & Information security in Romania, Defcamp. 


In its Fourth year, The conference aims - continues to impress its audience with IT knowledge sharing, competition with varying levels of difficulty, Romanian and foreign speakers, surprises and fun.

"We have awaited the 48 hours of DefCamp 2013 since the closing moment of the last edition. It is hypnotizing to exchange ideas, to compete, to expand your knowledge and to meet people who you know only from the virtual world. DCTF (DefCamp Capture the Flag) - our main competition of the conference, Hack the Machine, App2Own, Spot the Cop, Wall of Sheep are just a few of the activities that will try to captivate your attention at Defcamp 2013. Sometimes I wish I could participate for me to fully enjoy these moments!", said Andrei Avădănei founder & Coordinator of the Defcamp conference.

The conference that will take place this fall will engage participants in discussions about 0days, PRISM, Mobile Security problems, DDOS, Networking, P2P networks, D&D APT’s, Social engineering, Camera surveillance, Application Security Research, Lock picking, Secure System administration with key industry specialist from Romania and abroad holding presentations.

Everyone can apply to be a speaker at the conference, DefCamp 2013 being the first edition where team officially launched a Call for Papers procedure.

The DCTF ( DefCamp Capture the Flag ) will have an online qualifying round followed by a death defying duel during the event between the teams that enter the finals.

The competition challenges are extremely provocative and various - exploits, cryptography, programming, steganography, forensics, reverse engineering etc., these subjects being dealt with in 25 problems from the first round.

Similar activities, like DCTF, but dedicated directly to the participants of the event are Hack the Machine and App2Own where everyone will have at their disposal different services and services to put their skills to the test and win awards.

DefCamp managed to, in just 3 editions, be the most awaited conference in the entire information security and hacking scene in Romania. It is the perfect time to join and feel the vibes.

For more details you can access the conference website or you can contact us directly at the address contact@defcamp.ro

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