Friday

0830

August 8th

Village Open

Feel free to come on over, get settled, and try and beat the line before the competition kicks off at 9 AM!

0830-0900

August 8th

Opening Remarks & 2025 SEC Badge Overview

Every year, DEF CON badges captivate us with their blinking LEDs and clever puzzles, but how safe and environmentally friendly are they? Join us for an inside look at The SEC Village Badge and discover a new framework for transparency, safety, and sustainability in badge design. Let’s ensure our creations inspire responsibly while keeping badge culture thriving!

JC

SEC Co-Founder

Brent Dukes

Badge Wizard

0900-1200

August 8th

SEC Vishing Competition

In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.

1200-1330

August 8th

Break: SE Improv

Ready to think on your feet? Join Bryan and Kevin with our bite-sized improv showdown – jump in with activities that sharpen your social engineering chops (or just kick back and enjoy the laughs).

1330-1530

August 8th

SEC Vishing Competition

In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.

1530-1600

August 8th

Break: SE Improv​

Jump into our lightning improv session – 30 minutes of quick-fire skits to keep your social-engineer reflexes razor-sharp!

1600-1630

August 8th

SEC Vishing Competition

In the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition (#SECVC), teams and individuals go toe to toe, placing live phone calls in front of the SEC audience at DEF CON, showcasing the duality of ease and complexity of the craft against the various levels of preparedness and defenses by actual companies.

1645-1800

August 8th

Cold Calls

Got nerves of steel? Step into our soundproof booth, grab a mystery target with its number and three challenge tiers, and see if you can nail easy, medium, and hard objectives – first come, first served!

1800+

August 8th

Village Closed

It’s been fun! See you tomorrow for something completely different.