The world's longest-running hacker convention. Explore cutting-edge research, participate in contests, and connect with 25,000+ security pros.
DEF CON brings together 25,000+ hackers, security professionals, and enthusiasts for an immersive experience in Las Vegas. Attendees engage in cutting-edge talks, hands-on workshops, competitive contests, and vibrant community events. It's a crucial platform for sharing knowledge, fostering innovation, and advancing the global cybersecurity landscape. Learn more at DEFCON website
Over 25,000 hackers, security researchers, and industry professionals converge for four days of intense learning and networking.
Attendees include C-level executives, VPs, and senior security architects driving critical cybersecurity initiatives and budgets.
Direct engagement with leading experts and peers accelerates knowledge transfer, fostering innovation and actionable defense strategies.
The Challenge
Without preparation, DEFCON 2025 becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.
28,000 attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.
30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.
Without scoring and segmentation, all 28,000 attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.
Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.
Best Practices
Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.
Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.
Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.
Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.
Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.
Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Las Vegas.
Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.
These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.
The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.
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Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.
How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.
Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.
How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.
Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.
How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.
Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.
How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.
Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.
How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to DEFCON 2025.
Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Las Vegas with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.
Your data stays secure and compliant
DEF CON attracts a diverse global community, including seasoned hackers, security researchers, C-level executives, and cybersecurity trainers. It's also a vital gathering for CTF organizers and participants, law enforcement, government officials, civil libertarians, cryptographers, and students. If you have a technical interest in hacking, cybersecurity, or want to contribute to the community, DEF CON offers unparalleled opportunities for learning, networking, and participation. It's designed for anyone passionate about exploring vulnerabilities, advancing cyber defense, and engaging with cutting-edge security topics.
Absolutely. DEF CON is renowned as the world's longest-running and largest hacker convention, offering an immersive experience that accelerates knowledge transfer and fosters innovation. With over 25,000 attendees, including top security professionals and decision-makers, it provides unique opportunities for direct engagement with leading experts. The event features cutting-edge talks, hands-on workshops, competitive contests like the world's premier CTF, and community-driven villages. Attending DEF CON allows you to sharpen skills, discover new tools, and connect with a vibrant community dedicated to advancing cybersecurity.
DEF CON delves into a wide array of critical cybersecurity topics. Attendees can explore cutting-edge research in AI Red Teaming & Cyber Challenges, uncover Zero Trust Security Flaws, and learn about Hardware & Firmware Exploitation. The conference also features discussions on Open-Source Security Tools & Techniques, Healthcare Cybersecurity, and the intricacies of Capture The Flag Competitions. With a strong emphasis on hands-on learning and community contribution, DEF CON provides deep insights into current vulnerabilities, defense strategies, and the future of information security.
Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.
Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.
Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'
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