Project Obsidian: Panel Discussion
08-14, 12:00–13:00 (US/Pacific), Main Stage (In-person)

Project Obsidian crew members talk about how they put it all together.

Blue Team Village’s Project Obsidian is an immersive, defensive cybersecurity learning experience that provides attendees with the opportunity to gain knowledge of Incident Response (IR), Digital Forensics (DF), Reverse Engineering Malware (REM), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH).


  • How was Project Obsidian put together
  • Involved a global village
  • Opportunities for mentoring
  • Look behind the scenes of a CTF
  • and more

Blue Team Village’s Project Obsidian is an immersive, defensive cybersecurity learning experience that provides attendees with the opportunity to gain knowledge of Incident Response (IR), Digital Forensics (DF), Reverse Engineering Malware (REM), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH).

Plug started his journey in computer security back in 1996 when he discovered a 2600 magazine that eventually lead him to his first LA2600 meeting in 1998. From that point forward, he has been involved in computer security. Plug currently leads the Threat Hunting Program for a Fortune 20 organization. In his free time he enjoys building Legos, playing with synthesizers, and when possible, he volunteers his time to computer security events.

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Ben (@CptOfEvilMinion) is not new to creating workshops as this is his third time creating a DEFCON workshop, yet he has never actually been to DEFCON in person until this year! Ben crafted his whimsical presenting style from being President of RIT’s security club previously known as RC3.

During the day Ben fights off cyber hooligans as a DART engineer at Dropbox.com. At night Ben is the author of his blog HoldMyBeerSecurity.com where he discusses topics in security that interest him such as incident response, threat hunting, Osquery, and DevSecOps.