In a twist to the popular "capture the flag" game played by hacking teams every year at Defcon, the hacker conference is hosting a contest that aims to test participants' social engineering skills -- ...

A capture-the-flag-style competition slated to take place at Defcon later this month has raised eyebrows at a number of companies who are concerned they will be embarrassed or negatively impacted in ...

Congratulations to the winners of the Biomedical Engineering Society's 2025 Annual Conference Video Contest! From powerful sessions to engaging conversations, it was an incredible time filled with ...

The first-ever social engineering contest at DefCon in Las Vegas last year went way too well: each contestant was able to successfully social-engineer some piece of information, or "flag," out of ...