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Surviving And Thriving The Hacker Summer Camp: A

Cybersecurity Student’s First Time Experience With

Defcon, Blackhat, And The Diana Initiative

Earlier in August, I experienced my first Hacker Summer Camp - three cybersecurity conferences that
ran from August 10th to August 14th. While I didn’t make my way to BSidesLV, I attended The Diana
Initiative, BlackHat, and DefCon in what turned out to be a whirlwind of a week. From preparing to go
through walking the conference floor, I found the whole experience to be an invaluable part of my
experience in cybersecurity.

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