Kawaiicon (previously Kiwicon) is a New Zealand computer security conference held in Wellington from 2007. It brings together a variety of people interested in information security. Representatives of government agencies and corporations attend, along with hackers.
The conference format allows for talks, informal discussions, socialising, key signing and competitions. Talks are of various lengths on a wide range of subjects, usually including a wide range of techniques for modern exploits and operational security, security philosophy, New Zealand hacker history, related New Zealand law, and a few talks on more esoteric topics.
Kiwicon was founded by Adam Boileau when the annual Australian computer security conference Ruxcon was cancelled for 2007.[1] After ten annual conferences Kiwicon took a break in 2017;[2] in 2019 Boileau stepped down and the conference was relaunched in a "less elaborate" form as Kawaiicon.[3] Organisers announced an indefinite break in 2023[4] after the previous years' second Kawaiicon.
- ^ Patrick Gray (21 August 2007). "Hackers do the haka". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Kiwicon X on Twitter". Twitter. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Adam Boileau aka Metlstorm on Twitter". Twitter. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.}"Kawaiicon FAQ". Kiwicon. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Kawaiicon News". Kawaiicon. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.