Las Vegas plays host to three of the most prominent forums in the hacker and information security communities: DEF CON, Black Hat and BSides.
Those community-driven conferences offer daily presentations, hands-on training sessions, contests and the chance to exchange innovative ideas with leading information security thinkers.
But as the government’s need for skilled IT specialists continues to grow, events that draw thousands of hacking enthusiasts have become something of a nontraditional recruiting ground for federal employers.
