Hacker Conversations
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Artificial Intelligence
AI red team specialist details his methods for manipulating AI guardrails through jailbreaking and data poisoning, helping developers harden machine learning models.
Hacker Conversations
Harris is a hacker with a rebellious spirit and a willingness to break rules in the pursuit of his purpose – but without causing...
Hacker Conversations
A Belgian national, De Ceukelaire’ did not set out to be a hacker. Like many hackers he was born with the potential to become...
Hacker Conversations
Day became a professional hacker by choice. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a natural hacker.
Hacker Conversations
From dismantling online games as a child to uncovering real-world vulnerabilities, Katie Paxton-Fear explains how autism, curiosity, and a rejection of ambiguity shaped her...
Fraud & Identity Theft
A first-person journey from undetected fraud to defending trust—how life events, neurodiversity, and hard-won insight shaped a former fraudster into a fraud fighter.
Hacker Conversations
For Agarwal, being a hacker is not what you do, but who you are; that is, someone who always questions the status quo and...
Hacker Conversations
Known for her seminal book, A Hacker Manifesto, Wark reframes hacking as a cultural force rooted in play, creativity, and human nature.
Hacker Conversations
Rachel Tobac is a cyber social engineer. She is skilled at persuading people to do what she wants, rather than what they know they...
Hacker Conversations
John Kindervag is best known for developing the Zero Trust Model. He is a hacker, but not within our common definition of a hacker...
Hacker Conversations
Frank Trezza is fairly typical of most hackers. Early pranks sometimes leading to something more serious.
Hacker Conversations
David Kennedy is a hacker. There is no doubt about that. He has qualities common among hackers, but also many differences.
Hacker Conversations
McInerney’s path to becoming a hacker is subtly different to many other hackers. He started as a 22-year old psychology graduate rather than a...
Hacker Conversations
Joe Grand is the epitome of a hacker. Childhood curiosity followed by mischief-making tipping over into illegal behavior before developing into a responsible good...
Hacker Conversations
Many hackers trace their origin to an interest in, and early exposure to, computers. Tom Anthony is no different.
Hacker Conversations
Chris Evans, CISO and chief hacking officer at HackerOne, challenges the common perception of both hackers and their motivation.
Hacker Conversations
Ron Reiter was a childhood hacker in Israel. He was recruited into the IDF’s elite Unit 8200 for his military service. Now he is...
Hacker Conversations
Kevin O’Connor knew he was a hacker by the time he was in Middle School. He went on to work for the NSA and...
Hacker Conversations
The desire to be a hacker is usually innate, and commonly emerges in early life. This did not happen with Snow: she was a...
Government
UNC5792 and UNC4221 have been targeting US government officials, military leaders, and allied personnel.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Data Protection
An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users.
Cybersecurity Funding
Endpoint Security
Artificial Intelligence