Fox Pick | Lock Picking Village
Join in on the fun in the Fox Pick Village, skill or no skill we are here to teach, play and raise money for Hak4Kidz. So come by the village and compete and learn the skill of lockpicking! Fox Pick has 2 custom games, Felix’s Breakout™ and Pic Tac Toe™! Donate to compete in Felix’s Breakout to Hak4Kidz and try to get first place to win a Fox Pick Badge! So come by, compete, and network with some amazing people. We can’t wait to meet you!
615-Labs | Soldering Village
No soldering skills required! 615-Labs is offering a free badge kit and instruction! Our workshop teaches through-hole and SMD soldering with an optional challenge to prove your skill with an iron. If you think you can’t solder for any reason, come by and let us try to prove you wrong.
RF Village
The RF Village is a hands-on exhibit space dedicated to radio frequency security, amateur radio, drone RF systems, and wireless protocol awareness. Unlike lecture-format content, every station in this village is interactive or continuously displaying live data, allowing attendees to engage directly with the technology rather than observing slides, and is built specifically for people who want to touch things, break things, and understand how radio systems they encounter every day actually work.
Stations range from approachable entry points (What is a radio signal? What is a mesh network?) to practitioner-level exercises (find the hidden transmitter, exploit the vulnerable drone simulator, decode ISM-band traffic from devices in the room).
Ham Radio Village
Ham radio is the original group of electronic hackers, starting long before computers, circuit chips, or even transistors. Continuing this pioneer spirit, Ham Radio Village is here to support advancement of the hobby with a cybersecurity slant. Everything we do today involves wireless communications of some sort, and a basic knowledge of how radio works is crucial. In the HRV, you can learn hand-on with topics such as how to legally use a radio to send commands to a satellite, communicating around the globe when no other methods exist, and how to send and receive real-time location data without relying on any cellular networks. You can put your skills to the test by trying to find the hidden transmitters in the Ham Radio Fox Hunt contest, as well as transmitting memes over the airwaves to defcon attendees. We provide license testing services for those looking to become licensed or upgrade their license class, as well as guidance on how to hack on the medium to achieve the best results and have the most fun!