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.

Red Team Uniform

Posted on 2010-09-27 by Space Rogue

So I happened to be walking by the thrift store today and they had a rack of winter jackets on hangers outside on the sidewalk with a sign on them that said “Jackets $5.00”. The really interesting thing was that … Continue reading →

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You sir are a bonafide Douchebag.

Posted on 2010-08-18 by Space Rogue

thefixer wrote: Who gives a shit about your opinion, your an obsolete groupie, of obsolete hackers who sit around all day stroking eachothers cocks, at “cons” like blackhat, you spend your 3,000 on tickets, while the whole thing is a … Continue reading →

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Hackers Need Not Apply

Posted on 2009-12-11 by Space Rogue

Back in the nineties, the glory days of Hacking, just after the golden age of the late eighties, many companies were starting to get into the whole Internet Security thing. Everyone and their brother had an Internet Security company and … Continue reading →

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PC Protect

Posted on 2009-09-02 by Space Rogue

Internet scams are a dime a dozen from pop ups for fake anti-virus software packages to cleverly designed phishing websites that look exactly like your banks login page. Internet criminals will try just about anything if they think they can … Continue reading →

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I Will Always Want a Key For My Car

Posted on 2009-06-23 by Space Rogue

So your secure today? How about after it has been exposed to the elements for a little while? Saw this in the office parking lot today. This is what your system looks like from the outside when you haven’t applied … Continue reading →

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Financial Company Still Recommending Insecure Software

Posted on 2009-05-19 by Space Rogue

There are few things in this world that really piss me off and blatant ignorance is one of them. On January 31st 2006 Microsoft did the right thing and removed Internet Explorer for Mac from their available IT downloads. Considering … Continue reading →

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L0phtCrack 6 to Be Released at Source Boston

Posted on 2009-03-02 by Space Rogue

L0phtCrack, the original and still the best password auditing tool for MS windows based systems, will be re-released at Source Boston by the original authors! That’s right Mudge, Dildog and Weld Pond have required the rights to the original L0phtCrack … Continue reading →

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HNN Archive Posted

Posted on 2008-11-16 by Space Rogue

I don’t really know who actually owns the Hacker News Network anymore. I own the domain now but the original content was part of the sale of L0pht to @Stake which was then sold to Symantec. At this point though … Continue reading →

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Posted on 2008-11-14 by Space Rogue

In February of 1676 Sir Issac Newton wrote in a letter to Robert Hooke “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” implying that while he may have come up with the … Continue reading →

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Prototype This! premiers Wednesday Night

Posted on 2008-10-14 by Space Rogue

Former L0pht member, Defcon Badge Designer, Triathelete, new father, and urban clothing designer Kingpin (aka, Joe Grand) can now add yet another title to his resume, TV Star! The premier of the Discovery Channel’s new show Prototype This! debut’s Wednesday … Continue reading →

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