Author Archives: Space Rogue

About Space Rogue

With over two decades of experience, Space Rogue (Cris Thomas) has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and has been interviewed by Wired, CNBC and even MTV. He created the wildly popular websites the Whacked Mac Archives and Cyber Squirrel 1. He produced the weekly podcast SpiderLabs Radio, and the critically acclaimed weekly news video program the Hacker News Network. His writing has appeared in Network Computing, New Statesman, The Hill, and the Christian Science Monitor. He has spoken at security conferences such as Def Con, Blackhat, and Shmoocon. Space Rogue currently works as the Global Lead of Policy and Special Initiatives for the legendary IBM X-Force.

Emails From Michael In Iran

Posted on 2012-07-23 by Space Rogue

If publishing unsourced emails claiming to be from Iran is a newsworthy event then I guess we should all copy Mikko and do the same thing. A few years ago I received a chain of emails from ‘Michael’ that started … Continue reading →

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L0pht Hacker Space Visa

Posted on 2012-04-14 by Space Rogue

The L0pht was not the first hacker space, in fact at the time of its creation in Boston there were at least two other such spaces, Sinister House and Messiah Village, which later moved and became New Hack City, or … Continue reading →

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FUD can Sometimes be Useful

Posted on 2012-03-21 by Space Rogue

There has been a story making the rounds the last few weeks that is really bugging me. I was going to let it slide but the story just won’t die and every time it comes around again I just get … Continue reading →

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Handle Shmandle

Posted on 2011-11-28 by Space Rogue

A lot of people ask me why I still use a handle and go by ‘Space Rogue’ instead of using my real name. Trust me it is kinda awkward to go to a respectable con like BSides, Blackhat or even … Continue reading →

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OMG the SCADA is Falling!!!

Posted on 2011-11-18 by Space Rogue

Let me say first that SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) attacks are real, they do happen and should be a real concern. But if we look at the recent press surrounding such attacks we see little in the way … Continue reading →

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NASA Confirms but China Denies Satellite ‘hacking’

Posted on 2011-11-01 by Space Rogue

Since I posted my previous item regarding my suspicions as to the validity of the claims of ‘interference’ with a US Government satellite there have a few more developments. First NASA has come out and ‘confirmed’ the interference. According to … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal – “Hackers reportedly behind U.S. government satellite disruptions”

Posted on 2011-10-27 by Space Rogue

First some historical background, this is at least the third time I have seen a similar story over the last 15 years. “OMG ‘hackers’ can control a satellite”, the previous two times it turned out to be false. The first … Continue reading →

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We would like your feedback

Posted on 2011-04-27 by Space Rogue

Getting your customers to fill out market satisfaction survey’s is all the rage these days. “We greatly appreciate your feedback ” Hey, its free demographic marketing! Its also usually ego stroking, studies show that people tend to skew their own … Continue reading →

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Do you know who you are?

Posted on 2011-03-16 by Space Rogue

The above photo was taken in the backyard of my house sometime around 1995 at one of the infamous 617 barbecues known as Grillathon. There are some people in that pic who are now rather famous in certain circles. There … Continue reading →

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Résumé Wackiness

Posted on 2010-09-27 by Space Rogue

So I recently decided to move to a new city, as I result I quit my job as an IT Manager. One of the last tasks I had was to place advertisements, read resumes, and interview prospective replacements. It had … Continue reading →

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