Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·15 min
Eli McRae
Eli McRae provides a technical walkthrough of the DEF CON 33 Blacks in Cybersecurity Village electronic badge, covering PCB schematics and SAO support.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village DC33
Las Vegas Convention Center · 8–10 August 2025 · 14 talks
DEF CON 33 Blacks in Cybersecurity Village features talks, panels, and workshops highlighting career advancement, diversity, and technical tradecraft. Sessions cover reverse engineering with Ghidra, cyberbiosecurity, AI-driven phishing analysis, DNS threat intelligence, and community initiatives across the global cyber ecosystem.
1–14 of 14 talks
Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·1 hr 1 min
Kaleeque Pierce · Jess Hoffman
Identifies subtle systemic biases across technical security controls, organizational policies, and hiring pipelines, offering actionable remediation strategies.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·43 min
A panel of women leaders in cybersecurity share real-world career journeys, technical insights, and strategies for advancing industry diversity.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·50 min
Ian G. Harris
Compares embedded systems architecture with traditional software development, focusing on bare-metal programming, bus protocols, and hardware debugging.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·37 min
Malachi Walker
Introduces Domain Intelligence Analysis, leveraging proactive DNS artifacts and registration telemetry to detect adversary infrastructure before public IOC disclosures.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·26 min
Nykolas Muldrow
Nykolas Muldrow shares experiences navigating cybersecurity leadership and operations from remote military outposts to national defense missions.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·33 min
Levone Campbell
Explores the dual role of artificial intelligence in scaling hyper-targeted phishing campaigns while powering real-time behavioral defenses.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·29 min
Jason Brooks
Connects real-time decision-making, conflict resolution, and rule enforcement from basketball officiating to incident response and SOC operations.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·56 min
DJ Davis
Demystifies the Linux operating system for beginners through relatable Windows comparisons, core architecture explanations, and command-line tips.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·41 min
Tia Pope
Explores how AI-designed proteins and biological vulnerabilities mirror cybersecurity attack vectors, highlighting the emerging field of cyberbiosecurity.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·44 min
Joy Toney
Examines ethical challenges and community responsibilities surrounding technological progress and cybersecurity practices in tech communities.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·41 min
Sydney Johns
Introduces reverse engineering fundamentals using hands-on Arduino hardware and Ghidra binary analysis demos.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·47 min
Remi Afon
Examines the mechanics of the African cybercrime economy and highlights initiatives like GoLegit Africa that create technical training pathways away from cybercrime.
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Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·57 min
Louis Deweaver
Provides an unfiltered critique of cybersecurity industry hype, vendor promises, and the necessity of practical foundational security over shiny tools.
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