Where Warlocks Stay Up Late

The History of Cybersecurity Told by Those Who Hacked It

sangfroid, aka Ralph Logan, stumbled across the cDc, crossed paths with L0pht Industries, joined the emerging w00w00 group, and helped jockey The Honeynet Project before springboarding into a formidable cybersecurity career.

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Chapters

0:00 Cold Open

02:45 Texas Roots

07:12 Critical Care Burn Out

13:55 cDc on BBS

16:50 The Command & Conquer Job

21:30 2600

24:00 Shell Offshore

28:00 L0pht Introductions

31:59 Setting the Career Path

36:00 Boston

40:30 w00w00

47:00 Guardent, @stake, and Foundstone

56:30 The Business of Cybersecurity

01:03:05 Honeynet Project

01:06:45 Entrepreneurship

01:11:00 [redacted]

01:13:50 The Fake Music Festival

01:20:30 Warlocks Love

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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.

The History of Cybersecurity Told by Those Who Hacked It

The long-awaited debut of WWSUL Episode 1 is live. In this episode, we interview Digital Jesus , a member of Phonemasters, a hacking group hunted by the FBI across Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, California, Oregon, New York, Florida, Canada, Switzerland, and Italy.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

02:48 Matt's Beginnings

10:47 The First Computer

18:00 Discovering Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

27:21 The First Disclosure

31:54 Early Days of Phonemasters

36:56 Pre-releasing CallerID

42:46 FBI vs Phonemasters

58:46 Phone Taps

01:02:09 Consulting

01:06:23 MaxVision

01:16:52 Western Integrated Networks

01:21:16 Growing the Family

01:24:03 Owning Up to Mistakes

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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.

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.