About Dakotacon 2013

What is Dakotacon?

Join us for three full days of talks, competitions, and trainings from the finest peeps in the security world! Come enjoy the benefits of a small conference where you won't get lost in the crowd and you get time to interact directly with the speakers and your security peers. Attending the talks on Friday is FREE, so you have no excuse!

Check out the confirmed speakers & schedule below, follow us on Twitter (@DakotaCon), and get registered for one of the trainings! We are moving DakotaCon to a bigger venue this year so bring your friends and co-workers for an epic weekend of security fun at Dakota State University!

All in the middle of a cornfield.

 

Speakers

 



Agenda & Sessions

Day 1 - Friday, March 22nd
9:00AM
"The Importance of Hiring Highly Skilled Technical Security Professionals for Cyber Operations and Cyber Defense into USCC, NSA, other Agencies, and the Private Sector" - Rear Admiral Klein
10:00AM
Clearing the Red Forest - Mike Sikorski
11:00AM
The Private Microsoft BlueHat Conference: How to get invited and what you will learn - Jared DeMott
12:00PM
DSU Cyber Corps: Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Aaron Fields and Mike Klein
1:00PM
Lunch available onsite!
2:30PM
Getting Creative - A story in thinking outside of the box - Dave Kennedy
3:30PM
Penetration testing from a Hot Tub Time Machine - Eric Smith
4:30PM
South Dakota Blue Hats: Network Defense at the State Level - Mike Klein and Jeff Slocum
5:30PM
SamuraiSTFU: Pen Testing for the Electric Utilities Industry - Justin Searle
Day 2 - Saturday, March 23rd
North Central CCDC -> All Day Event!
Check it out: http://ia.dsu.edu/ccdc for details
8:00AM - 11:30AM
CCDC Morning Session
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Lunch Break
12:15PM - 5:00PM
CCDC Afternoon Session
5:00PM
DakotaCon Reception at Nicky's in Madison. Everyone is welcome!
Day 3 - Sunday, March 24th

Location


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Conference Location
Dakota Prairie Playhouse
820 N. Washington
Madison, SD 57042

Conference Hotel
AmericInn
504 10th Street SE
Madison, SD 57042

 

Our Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

DoD-IASP

Silver Sponsor

First Premier and Premier Bankcard

Bronze Sponsors

SDN Communications Chenega Logistics

Foundational Sponsors

DSU College of BIS DSU CECIS Department of Homeland Security