Black Hat + DEF CON Las Vegas: A Workspace Guide for Security Pros

Hacker Summer Camp turns Las Vegas into the busiest week of the year for the security industry every August, when Black Hat USA and DEF CON land back-to-back and the city fills with researchers, vendors, red-teamers, and CISOs. Between the briefings, the show floor, and the parties, finding a quiet, secure place to actually work becomes its own challenge.

If you are exhibiting, demoing, taking client calls, or just need somewhere to read a contract without 80 dB of hallway noise, you need a workspace that is off the conference floor and off the Strip. Muze Office is at 6860 Bermuda Rd, Suite 200, in the Paradise area near Harry Reid International Airport — close to both convention venues, with free parking, fast WiFi, phone booths, and private rooms with doors that actually close.

When are Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2027?

The next confirmed Las Vegas dates are:

• Black Hat USA 2027 runs July 31–August 5 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, according to Black Hat's event schedule. Check the organizer for the program and hall hours as they are released.
• DEF CON 35 runs August 5–8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to the official DEF CON forum announcement.

The two events overlap on August 5, so plan extra travel time and reserve any private room you need in advance.

Why security pros need off-site workspace during Hacker Summer Camp

The conference floor is for talks, demos, and hallway-con. The actual work — closing deals, briefing clients, reviewing findings, prepping the next demo — happens somewhere quieter. During Black Hat and DEF CON, that work has specific requirements:

• Private client and sales calls. Show-floor conversations can be hard to hear and easy to overhear. Book a room with a door when you need to discuss a prospect's environment, pricing, or an active engagement.
• Demos and POCs that need a clean network. Conference WiFi is famously hostile — DEF CON's network is practically a sport. If you are demoing a product or running a proof of concept for a buyer, you want a controlled environment and reliable upload speeds, not the most attacked network on earth.
• Confidential reviews. Reading a contract, drafting a disclosure, or going over a pen-test report is not something to do over someone's shoulder in a packed lobby.
• Team preparation. Exhibiting crews and research teams may want a private room to review demos, coordinate booth coverage, or debrief at the end of the day. Check the 2027 DEF CON program for specific competition and village schedules before making team plans.
• Press and podcast coverage. Reporters, analysts, and PR teams recording interviews can ask about Muze Office's soundproof podcast room with microphones and a mixing console. See our guide to podcasting rooms in Las Vegas for the room details, and check each event's current media rules before recording.

Whether you are meeting buyers, reporting from the events, or preparing a demo, decide ahead of time which conversations need a private room and which tasks only need a desk.

What Muze Office offers during Black Hat and DEF CON week

Muze Office is a professional, off-Strip workspace — not a hotel business center and not a hotel lobby. Here is what fits the security crowd best:

Day Pass — from $25. A real desk with high-speed WiFi, coffee, free parking, and private phone booths for calls or quick recordings. No membership and no long-term commitment — pay for the days you are in town.

Meeting rooms by the hour — huddle rooms from $39/hr. Book a huddle room for a one-on-one buyer demo or a quick vendor sync, or step up to one of two $69/hr conference rooms for up to 16 people. Rooms include AV and video conferencing, so you can pull in a teammate who could not make the trip.

Private offices by inquiry. If your team needs a lockable base of operations, ask about available office sizes and membership terms before planning around one.

Conference rooms for bigger sessions. Briefing a group of stakeholders, running a roundtable, or hosting a small partner meeting away from the noise? Larger conference rooms with full AV handle it.

On-site you also get 24/7 mobile access for members, printing, and the Muze Cafe for hot meals so you are not fighting Strip restaurant lines between meetings.

Getting to Muze Office from both venues

Muze Office is well-placed for Hacker Summer Camp because it sits between the airport and the south Strip, away from the worst convention congestion.

• From Mandalay Bay (Black Hat): about 10 minutes by car. Mandalay Bay anchors the south end of the Strip, and Muze Office is just east toward the I-15/I-215 corridor.
• From the LVCC (DEF CON): about 15 minutes via I-15 S to I-215 W, exit at Bermuda Rd. LVCC traffic during a major show is heavy, so leave a little buffer.
• From the airport: about 10 minutes via I-215. If you are flying in for the week, you can drop bags and start working before you even check into a hotel.
• Parking: always free at Muze Office — no meters, no valet, no convention surcharge. During Hacker Summer Camp, Strip and convention parking fill early and run $20–40+, so free parking minutes from your venue is a genuine advantage.

Book your Black Hat and DEF CON workspace

Black Hat USA and DEF CON return in late July and early August 2027. Reserve meeting rooms in advance for show week; day passes can usually be booked online the same day, but booking ahead makes your schedule more certain.

Grab a day pass for desk time and phone booths, or explore convention coworking options for the full week. Need a private room? Reserve a meeting room or book a tour so your team has a quiet, secure place to actually get work done between the briefings.