I would say that it's unlikely to *hurt* your thriving in InfoSec, and will, if nothing else, show a type of interest (depending on con activity). Some things including (people) networking you can only get at cons. Required? No. Easier if you attended at least once? I'd say so...https://twitter.com/daveshackleford/status/1040828633827356678 …
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I went to my first con only knowing the friend that I convinced to go with me (and bribing him with booze). I mostly watched talks and getting to know some of the people who sat near me. My second con was defcon 23 and again only knew the friends I went with.
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I went as soon as I could afford it for DC11. Yeah, unfortunately the socal circles did and still do exist (despite what The Mentor said ;) ). Some are around who you know, what you've done, or around what you're doing at the con. It's both easier and harder now because of scale.
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I went with three fairly close hacker friends, to meet up with other people I knew only from the internet. I know some people who hate cons but are amazing hackers, and others who attend all the time and are also amazing. I think it's easier to go, but it's not for everyone... :)
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I've attended a handful of cons solo closer to the beginning of my career in infosec. I had neither the hacker posse nor the experience with the general community. I was able to get value out of most of them and firmly believe that this potential is always there. It's the effort.
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