ONLamp: Michal Zalewski on the Wire | Linux Today

ONLamp: Michal Zalewski on the Wire

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 28, 2005

“Recently the eccentric security researcher Michal Zalewski
published his first book, entitled Silence on the Wire: A Field
Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks. Because the
book is everything except a security manual, Federico Biancuzzi
chose to interview Michal and learn more about his curious approach
to information security. Among other things, they discussed the
need for randomness, how a hacker mind works, unconventional uses
for search engines such as Google, and applying AI to security
tools…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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