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The History of Cybersecurity Told by Those Who Hacked It
Skyper, aka Eduart Steiner (not his real name), was the editor of Phrack Magazine between 2001 - 2006 (#57-#63), is a member of TESO and THC, and runs Segfault.net: free disposable root shells to fellow ‘activists.
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Chapters
00:00 Cold Open
2:42 A Cold War Household
10:45 No Toy Survives Curiosity
14:57 A Whole New World
20:18 One Box, Two Box, Red Box, Blue Box
29:38 Point of View
37:13 EFnet-ville
42:01 TESO
45:54 The OpenSSH Exploit
53:16 Criminals vs Criminals
56:21 Hacker Consortium
01:00:36 Script Kiddie Wars
01:03:55 THC & Phrack
01:08:51 Cannibalism
01:11:54 Scanning the Internet
01:15:54 From Nothing to Something
01:18:47 Cracking A/51
01:22:33 Detained at Heathrow Airport
01:28:17 IT Security, Revisited
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Where Warlocks Stay Up Late is an interview series dedicated to documenting the history of cybersecurity. Inspired by the seminal book “Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet”, this interview series aims to capture the stories, insights, and legacies of the pioneering figures who shaped the field of cybersecurity from its inception to the present day.
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