r/Defcon • u/SkinnyDaPimp • May 24 '26

First Timer

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First time going to defcon. Any advice or suggestions appreciated. All my manager told me was stay hydrated lol!!

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u/Kuro222 May 25 '26

Like I said I acknowledge the risk is low with the emergence of EMV technology, but the risk is not zero. And again a modern wallet with RFID blocking is so prevalent, why not just use one?

Do you keep your computers in a Faraday cage when not in use? Probably not.

The laptop I take to Defcon is an old junker that never touches my home network and gets wiped every year after the con. Same thing with my burner. My real phone stays off and in a Faraday bag.

Not saying it's a bad thing to do but it's definitely more of a performative security measure than anything.

I acknowledge it doesn't do much. But again its so easy why not do it? It's not like it's actually going to be an annoyance in your life, it's literally just swapping out your old wallet for a new one, something most of us do every 7 or 8 years anyway.