I missed it.
I missed it again.
But - this time was the last time.
Next year I will be there.
For sure.

The Chaos Communication Congress, the annual congress of the Chaos Computer Club.

“Not my department” was the title this time, pushing the event in a slighty more political direction, after “Behind enemy lines”, “We come in peace”, or “Here be dragons”.

You can find the congress archives here.

Since C3 is a hackers and security congress, there might be a good chance hackers will be around too. And there is a free and open WLAN…

So be prepared.

The good folks from CCC have compiled a preparation list that’s good for the conference but also good for the rest of the time.

29C/3 - How to survive

It covers the main client operating systems (Linux, BSD, OS X, MS-Windows) telling you how to ensure basic security on your system.

Keep in mind: every system can be hacked. It just depends on the effort others are willing to spend…