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NSA top spy going to Defcon 2012


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:02:42 -0500 (CDT)

http://www.examiner.com/article/nsa-top-spy-going-to-defcon-2012

By Robert Tilford
Examiner.com
July 21, 2012

General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA), will speak at the Defcon conference, the Pentagon affirmed.

General Keith B. Alexander is also the current Commander, United States Cyber Command.

Defcon for those of you who don’t know is a community of “hackers.”

Not to be confused with “crackers”.

Hackers, are a whole sub culture within American society.

They come to the conference to network, socialize and compete in hacking contests. They represent diverse demographics...

"Defcon is a self evolving group, constantly changing.", said one hacker, who wished not to be identified

General Alexander may also be doing some intelligence gathering?

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