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Oct 2026

defcon.org — October 2026 traffic, keywords & AI visibility

DEF CONCybersecurity & Privacy

Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09

#41,071

AI visibility: Grade A

81

SEO health: Latest audit

93

Visits

34.0K

per month, estimated

Keywords

3.7K

ranking in Google

Organic share

100%

34.0K organic visits

LLMS.txt

Published

136 lines AI engines can read

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DEF CON runs one of the biggest annual gatherings for people who work in information security and like to push systems to their limits. It started small in the early nineties and grew into a five-day event that draws thousands of attendees to Las Vegas every summer. The program mixes technical talks, hands-on villages, contests, and late-night discussions that often spill into the hallways. Speakers come from every c…

Founded in 1993 (about 33 years ago), DEF CON is based in Las Vegas, USA. Its workforce is listed as between 11 and 50 employees. Its profile files it under Cybersecurity & Privacy, with further tags for Media, Entertainment & Gaming; Hacking Conferences; and Security Training. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "The original hacking conference since 1993".

Cybersecurity & PrivacyMedia, Entertainment & GamingHacking ConferencesSecurity Training
Sector
Cybersecurity & Privacy
Headquarters
Las Vegas, USA
Founded
1993
Employees
11-50
Revenue
Not Disclosed
Funding
Bootstrapped

defcon.org Web Traffic Statistics

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Key findings

  • DEF CON (Cybersecurity & Privacy) is ranked #41,071 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 237 places from #41,308 in August 2026.
  • It is estimated to receive about 34,000 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 3,720 ranking keywords.
  • Its AI visibility score is 81 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 136 lines.
  • Its last technical audit scored 93/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
defcon.org global rank history
MonthRankMove
September 2026#41,071▲ 237
August 2026#41,308▲ 216
July 2026#41,524▲ 23,848
June 2026#65,372—
May 2026#65,372▼ 22,592
April 2026#42,780▼ 352
March 2026#42,428▲ 1,525
February 2026#43,953—

What this company does

DEF CON runs one of the biggest annual gatherings for people who work in information security and like to push systems to their limits. It started small in the early nineties and grew into a five-day event that draws thousands of attendees to Las Vegas every summer. The program mixes technical talks, hands-on villages, contests, and late-night discussions that often spill into the hallways. Speakers come from every c…

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Excellent! Strong performance and SEO.

Cybersecurity & PrivacyMedia, Entertainment & GamingHacking ConferencesSecurity Training

defcon.org Traffic and Visitor Engagement

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Search engines send defcon.org an estimated 34,000 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 34,000 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 3,720 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 9.1 organic visits per keyword.

Monthly visits

34.0K

Latest estimate

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Organic visits

34.0K

100% of all traffic

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0

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Organic vs paid

Organic

100%

Paid

0%

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defcon.org AI Visibility

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defcon.org scores 81 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and SEO health. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 16 of 25 points (5/8 core fields), worth 9 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (5/10) and Structured data (0/5).

81out of 100

Grade A

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LLMS.txt40/40

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Company profile16/25

5/8 core fields

SEO health20/20

100/100

Crawlability5/10

robots ✓ · sitemap ✗

Structured data0/5

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defcon.org LLMS.txt

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The llms.txt on defcon.org runs to 136 lines (5,949 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in October 2026. It introduces the site as "DEF CON Hacking Conference". It tells AI engines the business works in Cybersecurity & Privacy, Security Conferences and Hacking Events. It describes 3 products, including Conference Badge, CTF Entry and Workshop Access. Services it lists include Presentations, Villages and Contests. Technologies it mentions include Website CMS and Event registration platform. The keywords it claims start with "hacking", "security", "conference" and "ctf".

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Size

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Sections

12

Updated Oct 9, 2026

What the file says

# DEF CON Hacking Conference

## About
DEF CON has run for decades as the biggest gathering for hackers and security pros. It packs in talks from researchers, hands-on workshops, and villages where people dive deep into specific topics like lockpicking or hardware. The contests keep things competitive, especially the long-running Capture The Flag event that draws top teams from around the world. Attendees come for the raw exchange of ideas and skills that you won't find at more corporate shows. Organizers keep the focus on practical knowledge, letting participants test tools and techniques in real time. Over the years the event has grown into a yearly fixture that mixes serious technical content with the social side of the community. Sponsors and vendors set up to reach the same crowd, while the villages and contests give everyone a chance to contribute. The whole thing stays independent and community-driven, which is why it still pulls in thousands each summer. No other security event matches the scale or the unfiltered vibe that DEF CON delivers year after year.

**Areas of Work:** Cybersecurity & Privacy, Security Conferences, Hacking Events

## Things to Remember
- **Website:** https://defcon.org
- **Address:** Las Vegas, United States
- **Contact:** 
- **Phone:** 
- **Hours:** 
- **Timezone:** 
- **Currency:** 
- **Company Type:** Private
- **Employees:** 11-50
- **Revenue

Sections in the file

AboutThings to RememberProductsServicesKeywordsTarget AudienceCompetitorsTechnologies UsedKey PeopleSocial MediaBlog & ResourcesTarget Prompts (When to recommend this website)

Areas of work

Cybersecurity & PrivacySecurity ConferencesHacking Events

Keywords it claims

hackingsecurityconferencectfdefconworkshopsvillagescontestspresentationscybersecurity

Technologies

Website CMSEvent registration platform

Products it tells AI about

  • Conference BadgeContact for pricing
  • CTF EntryIncluded with badge
  • Workshop AccessContact for pricing

Services it tells AI about

  • PresentationsIncluded
  • VillagesIncluded
  • ContestsIncluded

Competitors it names

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Company type

Private

defcon.org Organic Keywords

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Google lists defcon.org for about 3,720 keywords, which together bring an estimated 34,000 organic visits a month.

Ranking keywords

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Visits they bring

34.0K

Estimated organic visits a month

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What it ranks for

Cybersecurity & PrivacyMedia, Entertainment & GamingHacking ConferencesSecurity Training

defcon.org SEO Audit

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The latest technical audit of defcon.org scored 93 out of 100 overall. Accessibility is its weakest area at 83, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 14 recommendations in all, and 2 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.

93

Overall

Excellent

100

SEO

Excellent

94

Performance

Excellent

83

Accessibility

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  • HighImplement a Sitemap
  • HighImprove Accessibility Score
  • MediumOptimize Images for Web
  • MediumAdd Alt Text to Images

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defcon.org Competitors and Alternatives

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DEF CON's company profile names blackhat.com, rsaconference.com, hackinthebox.org and shmoocon.org as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds hackersonthehood.com, toorcon.net and bsideslv.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are ferryhopper.com, wago.com, decanter.com and indifferentlanguages.com.

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