2026-04-26 –, Track 1
Going AFK (away from keyboard) means a lot of things. For an infosec worker, hacker, technologist--whatever your flavour--exercising their First Amendment rights these days, it means serious preparation and answering hard questions. It means finding the safest and most survivable course of action for yourself and your group. Security-minded planning for events demands site surveys, proper clothing and tools, digital privacy, escape and evasion, and checklists for all of it. Let's cover some of these essentials and give ourselves a head start.
Grey Fox is a Security Engineer and Vulnerability Rustler working on global ICS products. As a U.S. military veteran with 20 years experience, he cut his teeth in digital network intelligence, cyberspace warfare, and ground combat tactics. Grey Fox lugs baggage from numerous deployments ranging from offensive cyber operations planning and execution to military information support operations. He currently teaches Digital OPSEC, Expedient Software-defined Radio, and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care to both civilian and military groups. Grey Fox has been tolerated speaking at Def Con, various B-Sides, and other cons in addition to chairing panels on consumer data privacy for Federal research and accountability. When not seeking some free time, Grey Fox is threat modeling your AI applications and cos-playing as a Human Resistance fighter against Skynet.