Announcement

We plan to bring human augmentation, genetic engineering, and biosecurity to the DEF CON community. (twitter) (site)

Car Hacking Village is New for DEF CON 23.

Cryptoparty-style tutorials on use of encryption tools like Tor and GPG, Cryptanalysis/breaking 101, maybe even EFF presence talking about privacy law. (site), (Google Group), (tentative schedule) (twitter)

Data duplication village. Yarrrrr?

Just as the name implies, this is a forum for discussion of the new Hardware Hacking Village. (twitter)

Discussion for the proposed ICS Village at DEF CON. Learn about control systems, discuss ICS/SCADA security, and get hands on demos and more! (twitter)

The Lockpick Village has many demonstrations and some contests. This is a run by mny volunteers such as Deviant and TOOOL-USA. This may include contests such as: Points Competition, Lock Field Stripping, Speed Picking Competition, and more!

Internet of Things (IoT) Village: workshops on hacking numerous off-the-shelf devices including medical devices, home appliances, routers, storage devices, and more; live educational talks; and a variety of contests. (site) (twitter)

TBA

A village dedicated to all things Social Engineer!

After a few years of "Dark tangent's Tamper Evident Contest" , for Defcon 23 is the "Tamper Evident Village. (This description may change without announcement.) (site)

Everything you always wanted to know about wireless (802.11, bluetooth, RFID) and Amateur Radio all in one place. The Defcon 23 Wireless Village is the place you will want to be. Stop by, listen, learn and have fun. (twitter)