19 Tips to Avoid Getting Hacked at Cyber Security Events by Lucie Cardiet

This guide provides actionable security best practices for attending cybersecurity conferences, emphasizing preparation, vigilance, and post-event hygiene to mitigate risks such as rogue Wi-Fi, phishing, juice jacking, RFID badge cloning, and social engineering; it recommends updating and hardening devices, minimizing sensitive data, using VPN and MFA, disabling unnecessary radios, avoiding public chargers, maintaining physical security, and conducting post-event scans, password changes, and monitoring for suspicious activity.