About

Upstate South Carolina’s DEF CON group.

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DC864 started in the fall of 2018 by co-founders Ben Acord (Overcast) and Eric Hart (Kal). The group provides learning opportunities, resources, and camaraderie for anyone interested in digital privacy and information security. Current community leads are: Kal, Overcast, LukeTech, Bill, and rbrins.

All ages and skill levels welcome. We are open to the public. No dues, no fees.

We support digital freedom: free expression, security, privacy, creativity, and access to knowledge. We are happy to join with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) as members of its Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA).

Most of the groups activity takes place in conversations on Discord (Click to Join). We also share our event schedule on a LinkedIn page DEF CON Greenville / DC864. If you’d like to contact us you can do so in Discord or email: DEFCON864info [AT] gmail [DOT] com.

Interests

Our interests are quite broad, covering common information security areas like: policy, privacy, penetration testing, application security, locksport, incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence, malware analysis, reverse engineering, capture the flag (CTF), career planning, and maker projects. Anything of interest involving technology intersecting with life.

Meeting Structure

The monthly meeting is held on the 1st Thursday of every month at 6 PM ET. The schedule is listed below with announcements closer to the date posted to our LinkedIn page and the Discord event. Meetings are hybrid, both virtual and in-person, when technically feasible. All talks, Discord chat, and blog posts are the opinions of the respective author and do not represent those of any employer.

If you are interested in speaking at an upcoming meeting reach out in the Discord General channel to start the process.

After the main presentation we take time for Projects in which anyone can take five minutes to share a project, hobby, or something they’ve learned. We are a very diverse group with many interests. Creativity welcome.

Meeting Schedule

  • January 2, 2025 – Regex by Duncan
  • February 6, 2025 – Round Table Talks by everyone in attendance.
  • March 6, 2025 – Open forum on Telecommunications Compromise by everyone in attendance.
  • April 3, 2025 – Speaker slot open
  • May 1, 2025 – Professional networking event at a restaurant to be determined.
  • June 5, 2025 – Speaker slot open
  • July 3, 2025 – Speaker slot open
  • August 7, 2025 – Live from DEF CON 33! stream
  • September 4, 2025 – Professional networking event at a restaurant to be determined.
  • October 2, 2025 – Speaker slot open
  • November 6, 2025 – Hacker Gift Ideas / Geek Gift Ideas by everyone in attendance.
  • December 4, 2025 – Professional networking event at a restaurant to be determined.

CODE OF CONDUCT

  1. DC864 provides a platform that is open to anyone who wishes to meet, regardless of who they are or what walks of life they come from. Harassment of any sorts, including sexual harassment, or harassment based on someone’s race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, skills/experience, etc. will not be tolerated. Anyone found to be harassing others, or have affiliations to hate groups, may be warned or removed from the group. TL;DR: Don’t be rude.
  2. Respect the privacy of others. Seek permission before photographing other individuals at meetings. If the subject asks, please delete any videos or photos you may have of them at a meeting. In the event that the DC864 is providing “Off the Record” accommodations for a speaker in advance, electronic recording of any sorts is strictly prohibited. During the talk, mobile devices must be stowed in your pocket or bag. Anyone suspected of recording will be asked to leave.
  3. The DC864 does not, nor does DEF CON® Groups, condone illegal activities. Some of the members of DC864 have worked against criminal actors in their careers. You DO NOT want to pop up on their radar. For your own sake, do not come to meet ups looking to hack other people or organizations.
  4. Academic/professional dishonesty is prohibited. Do not use the meetups or provided platforms to cheat on contests or coursework. Assistance and writeups are awesome. Removing the learning experience is not. Cheating will always get you “pwned” at the technical interview.
  5. Law Enforcement encouraged to contribute and participate in DC864 activities, given that they are open and honest about their affiliation and intentions.
  6. This Code of Conduct is not the exclusive rules of the group, but are guidelines as to how persons who take part in the DC864 are expected to conduct themselves. Persons may be banned for reasons that go beyond this Code of Conduct if they are found to be disruptive to how the group operates, or if their behavior poses a hazard to others.

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