Editing DEF CON (section)

== Entertainment references ==
* DEF CON was also portrayed in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[Three of a Kind (The X-Files)|Three of a Kind]]" featuring an appearance by [[The Lone Gunmen]]. DEF CON was portrayed as a United States government–sponsored convention instead of a civilian convention.
* A semi-fictionalized account of DEF CON 2, "Cyber Christ Meets Lady Luck", written by [[Winn Schwartau]], demonstrates some of the early DEF CON culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnschwartau.com/resources/CyberChrist+Meets+Lady+Luck+DC2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718063846/http://www.winnschwartau.com/resources/CyberChrist+Meets+Lady+Luck+DC2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2011 |author=Winn Schwartau |title=Cyber Christ Meets Lady Luck |access-date=9 Feb 2011 }}</ref>
*A trip to DEF CON for a hacker showdown figures into the plot of ''[[The Signal (2014 film)|The Signal]]''. Director [[William Eubank]] came to Las Vegas and screened the film at DEF CON Movie Night.
* A fictionalized version of DEF CON called "EXOCON" is the setting for the climax of ''[[Jason Bourne (film)|Jason Bourne]]'', the fifth film of the [[Bourne (film series)|''Bourne'' film series]]. The primary antagonist of the film, a fictionalized [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA director]], played by [[Tommy Lee Jones]], is a [[keynote speaker]] at the event, mimicking DEF CON 20's controversial keynote speaker, [[Director of the National Security Agency|NSA director]] [[Keith B. Alexander]].
* In the ''[[Mr. Robot]]'' Season 3 opener "[[List of Mr. Robot episodes#ep23|eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h]]" Elliot and Darlene visit a qualifying tournament for the DEF CON Capture the Flag (CTF) contest. Sharp-eyed viewers will notice DEF CON's smiley-face-and-crossbones mascot Jack among the set decorations.
* Documentarian [[Werner Herzog]] included DEF CON in his 2016 film ''[[Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World]]'', a film described as a "playful yet chilling examination of our rapidly interconnecting online lives".