One of the world’s biggest American hacker conferences has attracted large numbers of people to its first China event, despite the government warning its citizens against sharing their tools with the international community.
Over 1,300 people attended Def Con in Beijing last weekend despite the government ordering local hackers to abstain from some global hacking contests, as China seeks to tighten its control over technology and information.
“China is the best place to take Def Con [out of the US] because in future there really will be two superpowers in internet security: the US and China,” said Jeff Moss, the conference’s founder. “Security problems are global problems and need a global response.”