DEF CON 33 Video Team - DEF CON NextGen
Source: YouTube · DEFCONConference · published Aug 18, 2025 · 19:42
DC NextGen is Defcon’s youth-focused initiative designed to introduce young people to hacking and technical skills in an ethical, engaging way, serving as a gateway to the broader Defcon community. 0:21
Key Takeaways:
• DC NextGen is owned by Defcon and aligns with the conference’s goals, including a new cross-village CTF this year 1:48.
• BSIAP Rockstar, a 17-year-old leader, runs Girls Who Hack and embodies a passion for youth engagement and real-world hacking 0:53.
• The IRCTF wristband enables youth to interact with villages via IR-based identity exchange, with scoring tiers and village-specific tunes like YMCA 2:33.
• Parents should support kids aged 11–17, especially 13–15, showing curiosity and aptitude, guiding them through activities to nurture technical interest 5:50.
• The goal is to expose youth to all aspects of hacking—IoT, web exploits, red/blue teaming—by fostering curiosity and problem-solving, foundational to lifelong learning 13:06.
Parents can help by reviewing DC NextGen’s agenda and watching for sparks of interest in topics like IoT or data duplication to nurture further exploration 19:27.
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I want to talk DC NextG because it's gone through a bunch of iterations, but in short, it's it's Defcon for kids. DC NextGen is awesome. So, when Dark Tangent made the decision that he really wanted to incorporate the next generation of hackers, he said, "Let's actually do this for real." So, the first thing to understand is DC NextG is owned by Defcon. So, it's not a separate village or community, but it's actually owned. And so we're involved in a lot of the decision-m for what's going to happen at Defcon. As soon as the theme comes out, we have discussions with Dark Tangent to make sure that what we would like to do at the youth level matches up with what the conference is trying to achieve. And I can give you an example of that when we get when we talk about the the CTF badge we did th…