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Hacker Summer Camp 2025 Recap

October 13, 2025·1 hr 1 min·5 clips
An AI discovered 18 zero-day vulnerabilities and patched them in just 45 minutes at DEF CON's DARPA challenge.
Sean and Garrett recap Hacker Summer Camp 2025, covering key conferences like B-Sides, Black Hat, and DEF CON. They discuss AI's pervasive role, innovative vendor experiences, and highlights such as an AI system that autonomously patched zero-day vulnerabilities. The episode emphasizes networking, hands-on learning, and the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

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A candid recap of Hacker Summer Camp that favors practitioner-minded vendor behavior over booth theater.

Hacker Summer Camp 2025 tracks the week around Black Hat and DEFCON, with Sean Vallee and Garrett Gross focusing on travel logistics, conference culture, and the way vendors show up in Las Vegas.

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