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Alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces
The defense readiness condition (DEFCON) is an alert state used by the United States Armed Forces. The DEFCON system was developed in 1959 by the Joint
DEFCON
Annual hacker gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada
DEF CON (also written as DEFCON, Defcon, or DC) is a hacker convention held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993 and
DEF_CON
2006 video game
DEFCON (stylised as DEFCOИ and sometimes subtitled Everybody Dies in the North American version and Global Thermonuclear War in the European version) is
DEFCON_(video_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up DEFCON in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the United States, DEFCON is a defense alert state (numbered 1–5) used by the Armed Forces. In the
Defcon_(disambiguation)
1995 action-adventure video game
Defcon 5 is a 1995 action-adventure video game developed by Millennium Interactive for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS and 3DO. The title refers to
Defcon_5_(1995_video_game)
1998 video game
WarGames: Defcon 1 (known simply as WarGames on PC) is a video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows developed by Interactive Studios and co-published
WarGames:_Defcon_1
United States readiness level
separate from DEFCON, or defense readiness condition used by the United States, in that it incorporates civilian measures in addition to the DEFCON military
EMERGCON
German musician (born 1964)
Fame). Defcon, Max Dax mit Robert (2013). Scooter always hardcore (1. Aufl. ed.). Hamburg: Edel Books. p. 138. ISBN 978-3-8419-0243-6. Dax, Max; Defcon, Robert
H._P._Baxxter
1987 wargame video game
Defcon 5 is a 1987 video game by Cosmi, created by Paul Norman. It was released first for the Commodore 64, and then ported to the Amiga and DOS. Defcon
Defcon_5_(1987_video_game)
Military unit
and equipment. The battalion has an international volunteer unit called Defcon Tribe, composed of foreign volunteers from Estonia, Brasil, Colombia, United
2nd Special Operations Detachment (Ukraine)
2nd_Special_Operations_Detachment_(Ukraine)
UK Government department responsible for defence
condition"). Examples include: DEFCON 534: Subcontracting and prompt payment DEFCON 620: a change control procedure DEFCON 658 (cyber) applies to all suppliers
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
Country in the Caribbean
Scheina 2003b, p. 253. Polmar, Norman; Gresham, John D. (17 January 2006). DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba
1991 studio album by Wumpscut
Defcon, also known as Örli Wörks (Early Works), is the first release by the German industrial music project Wumpscut. Defcon appeared in two different
Defcon_(album)
American surf rock group
Tavern (June 19, 2010) and Sneaky Dees (June 20, 2010). Their ninth album Defcon 5...4...3...2...1 came out, as digital download, on April 24, 2013, a 12
Man_or_Astro-man?
1984 Canadian film
Condition (DEFCON), the United States military's nuclear alert system, though the title erroneously refers to DEFCON 4 as a high state of readiness. DEFCON 4 is
Def-Con_4
Hacker organization
cDc members at Defcon in 1999
Cult_of_the_Dead_Cow
Set of denial-of-service attacks
The Bluetooth Low Energy denial of service attacks are a series of denial-of-service attacks against mobile phones and iPads via Bluetooth Low Energy that
Bluetooth Low Energy denial of service attacks
Bluetooth_Low_Energy_denial_of_service_attacks
British independent games developer
third game, DEFCON. Shortly after, Introversion had measured their bandwidth in terabytes for the first time. After the release of DEFCON, Introversion
Introversion_Software
original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2016. Tangent, The Dark. "defcon.org". defcon.org. Archived from the original on 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2022-09-07
List_of_Tor_onion_services
Software-based GSM access point
the Ninja Networks team set up a "NinjaTel Van" in the Vendor area of Defcon 20 (at the Rio Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas.) It used OpenBTS and served a
OpenBTS
Annual NATO exercise
themselves simulated a period of conflict escalation, culminating in a simulated DEFCON 1 coordinated nuclear attack. "Exercise Able Archer 83 After Action Report"
Exercise_Able_Archer
2008 video game
instant victory. When over half the uplinks are controlled, DEFCON 1 initiates and access to DEFCON 1 supports is granted. Assault: These battles are the most
Tom_Clancy's_EndWar
Online hacking magazine
200 copies of Phrack 63 in time for release at Defcon 13. The copies of Phrack 63 distributed at Defcon 13 are each stamped with a "serial" number on the
Phrack
1962 confrontation between the US and USSR
prestige bordering on humiliation". The worldwide DEFCON 3 status of US Forces was returned to DEFCON 4 on 20 November 1962. General Curtis LeMay told
Cuban_Missile_Crisis
American electrical engineer
electronic badges for DEFCON 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Grand also served as judge of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's DEFCON badge hack contest
Joe_Grand
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Nuclear umbrella Command and control Strategic Command Nuclear football DEFCON Permissive Action Link Notable tests Trinity Greenhouse Item Greenhouse
LGM-35_Sentinel
1984 video game
lower a sector's Defense Condition (DEFCON) status. The DEFCON level for each sector is factored into the total DEFCON status. If it stays at 1 for 60 successive
WarGames_(video_game)
US military term for "alert condition"
condition levels (EMERGCONs) and the more common Defense Condition levels (DEFCONs). LERTCON 5/4: Peacetime conditions LERTCON 3.5: Military vigilance LERTCON
LERTCON
2011–2013 darknet market
administrator under the screenname "Defcon" took over and promised to bring the site back to working order. On 13 February 2014, Defcon announced that Silk Road
Silk_Road_(marketplace)
American computer scientist
Dingledine at a panel discussion during DEFCON 2023
Roger_Dingledine
Former robotics contest held at Defcon
The Defcon Robot Contest was a robotics competition which was held at the annual DEF CON computer security conference in Las Vegas. The first competition
Defcon_Robot_Contest
Season of television series
takes a fateful plea bargain before Casey can talk to her again. 27 3 "Defcon 1" Joe Chappelle Michael Gilvary October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) 203 7.43 As
Chicago_Fire_season_2
2005 studio album by 9th Wonder
from K. Hill, Joe Scudda, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Rapper Big Pooh, Median, Phonte, Defcon (now known as Sean Boog), Chaundon, Keisha Shontelle, Cesar Comanche, Kevikaze
Dream_Merchant_Vol._1
Military forces on forms of threat
used is "on high alert". Examples of scales indicating alert state are the DEFCON levels of the US military, South Korea's "Jindogae" system, and the UK Threat
Alert_state
United States counter-terrorist threat system
levels of terrorist threats against military facilities, as opposed to DEFCON, which assesses the number of military forces needed to be deployed in a
Force_protection_condition
Former alert state of the UK
word "bikini" was randomly selected by a computer. Whilst similar to the DEFCON (defence readiness condition) alert states used in the United States, the
BIKINI_state
List of incidents which could have led to a nuclear exchange
and the U.S. Armed Forces were placed at DEFCON 3. Israel also redeployed its nuclear weapons. While DEFCON 3 was still in effect, mechanics repairing
Nuclear_close_calls
2025 film by Kathryn Bigelow
armed forces. The president joins last, and the alert level is raised to DEFCON 2. NORTHCOM directs units under Maj. Daniel Gonzalez at Fort Greely, Alaska
A_House_of_Dynamite
Exploitation of a valid computer session
deprecated archival service (link) "Perry's Defcon Presentation (YouTube)". YouTube. November 25, 2013. "Defcon Presentation slides" (PDF). Archived from
Session_hijacking
2014 video game
lower the DEFCON status by forcing white-uniformed officers to surrender without killing them, or by using a certain formula. If the DEFCON status reaches
CounterSpy_(video_game)
Malicious website exploit where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a trusted user
29 May 2015. Mike, Bailey (2009). "CSRF: Yeah, It Still Works…" (PDF). DEFCON. "Cross Site Request Forgery protection | Django documentation | Django"
Cross-site_request_forgery
Games for the Sony PlayStation / PS1 / PSone
Victor Interactive Software April 20, 2000 Unreleased Unreleased WarGames: Defcon 1 Interactive Studios Ltd. MGM Interactive, MGM/UA Unreleased 1998 June
List of PlayStation (console) games (M–Z)
List_of_PlayStation_(console)_games_(M–Z)
National security
vendors and security researchers – where needed. From July 27–30, 2017, DEFCON – the world's largest, longest running and best-known hacker conference
Election_security
Swedish heavy metal band
6 October 2010 6 2012 State of Disgrace Released: 3 October 2012 6 2017 Defcon Zero Released: 14 April 2017 2019 Bitter Released: 25 January 2019 2023
Corroded_(band)
American computer security expert (born 1975)
capacity, including in law enforcement. Moss was an Executive Producer on DEFCON: The Documentary (2013). The film follows the four days of the conference
Jeff_Moss_(hacker)
1983 science-fiction film directed by John Badham
incursions and submarine deployments to NORAD, prompting them to raise the DEFCON level toward retaliation that will start WWIII. David learns the true nature
WarGames
United States government readiness level
is a United States government readiness level, roughly analogous to the DEFCON alert state system, tracking the readiness of the government in the event
COGCON
annihilation, as well as about modern day-to-day life. "Defcon" Impakt (Dunk Yer Funk Records) "Defcon One" Pop Will Eat Itself "Der Blaue Planet" Karat About
List of songs about the Cold War
List_of_songs_about_the_Cold_War
Spanish heist crime drama television series
been executed by the police, the Professor radios Palermo and declares DEFCON 2. The robbers respond by firing a rocket at the armored police vehicle
Money_Heist
1961–2003 US nuclear strategy document
explodes in Denver. In response, the president orders DEFCON-2 for strategic forces and DEFCON-3 for the conventional ones. The crew's response to various
Single Integrated Operational Plan
Single_Integrated_Operational_Plan
International police operation targeting darknet markets
Francisco and accused of running Silk Road 2.0 under the pseudonym 'Defcon'. Defcon was "one of the primary targets". Within hours of the seizure a third
Operation_Onymous
Indian singer-rapper and actor
with release date, label and selected chart positions Title EP details DeFcoN.1 Music: Wazir Patar Released: 15 February 2022 Label: Vehli Janta Format:
Tarsem_Jassar
2020 video game
their own population from nuclear attacks. Wargamer compared the game to DEFCON (2006) and wrote: "For all of ICBM's good aspects and good ideas, there's
ICBM_(video_game)
Fantasy football game
Contribution (DEFCON) points ahead of the 2025–26 season, where FPL managers will get an additional 2 points should the players they select hit the DEFCON threshold
Fantasy_Premier_League
President of the United States from 1969 to 1974
Hanhimäki, Jussi M. "Foreign Policy Overview" in Small, pp. 345–361. "DEFCON DEFense CONdition". fas.org. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015
Richard_Nixon
Private cell phone network
28, 2012). "Ninja Phone a badge of honor at Defcon 20 (photos)". CNET. Retrieved 2026-01-18. "At Defcon, hackers get their own private cell network:
NinjaTel_Van
American political commentator (born 1951)
column on FoxNews.com, and hosted an online talk show called Defcon 3, a reference to DEFCON, the United States' defense readiness scale. She also appeared
K._T._McFarland
Open-source password recovery tool
won first place in the KoreLogic "Crack Me If you Can" Competitions at DefCon in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2018, and at DerbyCon in 2017. Free and open-source
Hashcat
Recreation of defeating locking systems
travellers from around the globe. In North America, contests are held at the Defcon Convention in Las Vegas each year, and the HOPE Convention every second
Locksport
American punk band
Nation of Ulysses and The Fucking Champs. Jon Nikki (Prima Donnas, Gene Defcon, Mocket, Sarah Dougher, Sir, Puce Moment) added guitar, bass and keyboard
Bratmobile
Mathematical model of plan execution
; Colton, S. (2010). "Evolving Behaviour Trees for the Commercial Game DEFCON" (PDF). Applications of Evolutionary Computation. Lecture Notes in Computer
Behavior tree (artificial intelligence, robotics and control)
Behavior_tree_(artificial_intelligence,_robotics_and_control)
Israeli Hacker
CON 17 Archive". defcon.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016. Tangent, The Dark. "DEF CON® Hacking Conference - DEF CON 18 Archive". www.defcon.org. Greene, Tim
Iftach_Ian_Amit
Mobile security risk
of Sheep, an event at Defcon, has set up and allowed public access to an informational juice jacking kiosk each year at Defcon since 2011. Their intent
Juice_jacking
South Korean girl group
26, 2025). 하츠투하츠, 데프콘과 썸탄다? 개그콘서트서 예능감 폭발 [Hearts2Hearts, flirting with Defcon? Gag concert explosion of entertainment]. mhns.co.kr (in Korean). Archived
Hearts2Hearts
SDR half-duplex transceiver
Patrick Perry, retrieved 2018-02-20 "Software defined radio talks from Defcon 23 - rtl-sdr.com". www.rtl-sdr.com. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-20
HackRF_One
1963 play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
Alert 2 Conflict: Europe Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath CyberJudas DEFCON Delta Force: Urban Warfare Desert Strike East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron
The_Bedsitting_Room_(play)
NATO command post exercise in 1983
conflict escalation, culminating in the U.S. military attaining a simulated DEFCON 1 coordinated nuclear attack. The five-day exercise, which involved NATO
Able_Archer_83
Unique communications identifier
semi-permanent basis; they change only when the U.S. Department of Defense goes to DEFCON 3. For example, JAMBO 51 would be assigned to a particular B-52 aircrew
Military_call_sign
the Professor to inform him of the incoming assault and the Professor declares DEFCON 2. Tokyo and Rio destroy the approaching armoured car with RPG-7s.
List_of_Money_Heist_episodes
French computer scientist
"undetectable and uncurable". He has presented several times at conferences such as Defcon and Blackhat, as the Director of Security at Salesforce. In 2008, Jonathan
Jonathan_Brossard
Games for the Sony PlayStation / PS1 / PSone
Panthalassa no Nazo Barnhouse Effect Takara March 20, 1997 Unreleased Unreleased Defcon 5 Millennium Interactive Data EastNA, PsygnosisPAL, MultisoftJP May 17,
List of PlayStation (console) games (A–L)
List_of_PlayStation_(console)_games_(A–L)
Topics referred to by the same term
pages with titles beginning with Def All pages with titles containing Def Defcon (disambiguation) Deaf (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles
Def
American founder of Silk Road 2.0 dark web market
operated the dark web narcotics marketplace Silk Road 2.0 under the pseudonym "Defcon." Benthall was arrested on November 6, 2014 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Blake_Benthall
Public transit card used in Massachusetts
MIT students. They were scheduled to give a talk about their findings at DEFCON 16 in August 2008, but were stopped after a federal lawsuit was filed against
CharlieCard
American procedural drama series parts
It" Tom DiCillo Andrea Newman October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) 202 8.74 27 3 "Defcon 1" Joe Chappelle Michael Gilvary October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) 203 7.43 28
List_of_Chicago_Fire_episodes
Method of compromising a host OS though the VM
Technical Security Conference: USA 2009 // Briefings". www.blackhat.com. "DEFCON 19: Virtunoid: Breaking out of KVM" (PDF). Nelson Elhage. Archived (PDF)
Virtual_machine_escape
List of academic journals in robotics
International Conference on Human–Robot Interaction Humanoids Summit Roboexotica Defcon Robot Contest IEEE Xplore Digital Library The International Journal of Robotics
List_of_robotics_journals
1976 killing in the Joint Security Area
Readiness levels for American forces in South Korea were increased to DEFCON 3 early on August 19. Rocket and artillery attacks in the area were considered
Panmunjom_axe_murder_incident
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
Nixon was preoccupied with the Watergate scandal, Henry Kissinger ordered a DEFCON-3 alert[dubious – discuss] preparing American B-52 nuclear bombers for war
Nuclear_warfare
1984 live album by Raven
– 4:14 Defcon 3 "All for One" – 3:47 "Forbidden Planet" – 4:03 "Star War" – 5:27 "Tyrant of the Airways / Run Silent, Run Deep" – 6:50 Defcon 2 "Crazy
Live_at_the_Inferno
Computer exploit using just-in-time compilation
"Interpreter Exploitation. Pointer Inference and JIT Spraying" (PDF). Black Hat & Defcon 2010.; "Slides" (PDF). Alexey Sintsov (5 March 2010). "Writing JIT-Spray
JIT_spraying
British deployment of PGM-17 Thor ballistic missiles
was placed on DEFCON 3 on 22 October 1962, and DEFCON 2 on 24 October. RAF Bomber Command moved to Alert Condition 3, equivalent to DEFCON 3, on 27 October
Project_Emily
Defending against computer-based network attacks or threats
levels of INFOCON, which recently changed to more closely correlate to DEFCON levels. They are: INFOCON 5 describes a situation where there is no apparent
Information operations condition
Information_operations_condition
2025 studio album by David Byrne with Ghost Train Orchestra
Apple Music version & Japanese edition (bonus track) No. Title Artist Length 13. "DefCon" David Byrne 1:18 Total length: 38:53
Who_Is_the_Sky?
American software company
Whittaker, Zack (August 9, 2017). "Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk". Zdnet.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017. "Security researchers fired
Salesforce
Web page displayed to new users of a network
portal detection". Mozilla. Laliberte, Marc (August 26, 2016). "Lessons from DEFCON 2016 – Bypassing Captive Portals". Archived from the original on 2019-02-04
Captive_portal
NATO term for a period of international tension leading to open war
the Cold War as a key NATO concept within the tripwire escalation of the DEFCON status. This could include the suspension of peacetime services, closing
Transition_to_war
Hypothetical future global conflict
attempting a first strike against his fleet at 40 percent. The Pentagon moved Defcon status from 4 to 3. The superpowers had been pushed to the brink of war
World_War_III
Strategic Air Command: People, Aircraft, and Missiles Guide to the Soviet Navy Defcon-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear During the Cuban Missile Crisis Code-Name
Norman_Polmar
64 video game Burntime 1993 A role-playing video game for DOS and Amiga DEFCON 2007 A real-time strategy game for Windows, Mac and Linux Fallout series
List of nuclear holocaust fiction
List_of_nuclear_holocaust_fiction
American computer scientist and author (died 2024)
Chief Technology Officer of Bootstrappers.mn and HandrailUX. Edge spoke at Defcon, Blackhat, LinuxWorld, MacSysAdmin, and a number of other conferences. Edge
Charles Edge (computer scientist)
Charles_Edge_(computer_scientist)
Known Alexi Martov – Scent of a Wolf Joe 4 – Njegov Sin Man or Astro-man? – Defcon 5 4 3 2 1 Goddard – 10-inch (with Giraffes? Giraffes!) Candelilla – Heart
Steve_Albini_discography
Topics referred to by the same term
London Round House, an alternate term for a United States Armed Forces DEFCON 3 alert Roundhouse punch, in boxing Roundhouse Hotel (public services),
Roundhouse
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch facility and placed on a high DEFCON 2 launch alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the station was finally
RAF_Coleby_Grange
Future class of US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Nuclear umbrella Command and control Strategic Command Nuclear football DEFCON Permissive Action Link Notable tests Trinity Greenhouse Item Greenhouse
Columbia-class_submarine
Republic of Bulgaria Ballistic vest Standard issue for regular infantry Defcon 5 BAV-13 Plate Carrier Italy Ballistic vest Egyptian Integrated Soldier
List of equipment of the Egyptian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Egyptian_Army
American network security expert (born 1977)
deception as well as copyright and trademark violation. Lyon has presented at DEFCON, CanSecWest, FOSDEM, IT Security World, Security Masters' Dojo, ShmooCon
Gordon_Lyon
1994 video game
year 2044, players assume the role of a recently recruited Space Hound by DEFCON to take control of the Perseus space fighter in a battle to defend Earth
Zero-5
Class of US nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Nuclear umbrella Command and control Strategic Command Nuclear football DEFCON Permissive Action Link Notable tests Trinity Greenhouse Item Greenhouse
Ohio-class_submarine
Chinese alert awareness system
Army to signal the PRC's combat readiness posture (similar to the American DEFCON system). Different readiness levels activate different set of preparatory
People's Liberation Army's Combat Readiness Levels
People's_Liberation_Army's_Combat_Readiness_Levels
DEFCON
DEFCON
DEFCON
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Girl/Female
Indian
Intelligent, Smile
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmaraj | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®°à®¾à®œ
Padma is Lord venkateshwaras wife padmas Raja is therefore Lord venkateswara hence Padma Raj is another name of him. alternate names include Srinivas, Balaji, Venkatesh and Govinda
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kausalyas son
Male
English
Pet form of English Timothy, TIMMY means "to honor God."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prateshi | பà¯à®°à®¤à¯‡à®·à¯€
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Sun, Lord of light
Girl/Female
Muslim
Walking gently
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dudleston in Shropshire, so named from an Old English personal name, Dud(d)el or Dod(d)el, + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Girl/Female
Afghan, Australian
Angel
DEFCON
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DEFCON
DEFCON
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