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Space Rogue has been quoted and filmed by a wide variety of different media outlets from Austrian TV to MTV, from Wired to MSNBC.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/strong>
\nConfusion Over ‘Cyberwar’<\/a><\/strong> – Wired, 1999.01.12
\nFAO Schwarz Springs a Leak<\/a><\/strong> – Wired, 1999.02.03
\nFAO Schwarz Patches Hole In Web Site<\/a><\/strong> – San Francisco Chronicle, 1999.02.05
\nOff The Hook<\/a><\/strong> – WABI, 1999.03.02 (starts at 25:05)<\/i>
\nTransatlantic Brawl!<\/a><\/strong> – Online Journalism Review, 1999.03.25
\nInterview with Space Rogue<\/a><\/strong> – Forbes, 2000.02.07
\nThe iPhone security non-story<\/a><\/strong> – ZDNet, 2007.06.26
\nHacker Group L0pht Makes a Comeback<\/a><\/strong> – PCWorld, 2009.07.29
\nA Cyber Terrorist Ate My Hamster<\/a><\/strong> – Info Security, 2012.07.20
\nLegacy of the L0pht<\/a><\/strong> – IT Security Guru, 2014.04.09
\nInadequate ‘Internet of Things’ Security Puts Our Lives at Risk<\/a><\/strong> – International Business Times, 2014.04.10
\nA disaster foretold \u2014 and ignored : LOpht\u2019s warnings about the Internet drew notice but little action<\/a><\/strong> – Washington Post, 2015.06.22
\nThis hacker could have taken down the internet in 30 minutes<\/a><\/strong> – Business Insider, 2016.06.06
\nGovernment, Hackers Learn To Make Nice<\/a><\/strong> – Dark Reading, 2016.08.10
\nPassword cracking is easy with IBM’s Space Rogue<\/a><\/strong> – TechRepublic, 2017.11.27
\nSpace Rogue: A Security Rebel Turned Pen Tester<\/a><\/strong> – Security Intelligence 2018.06.13
\nCris Thomas: Space Rogue, From L0pht Hacker to IBM Security Influencer<\/a><\/strong> – Dark Reading 2023.02.23
\nChris Wysopal and Cris Thomas<\/a><\/strong> – Decipher Podcast 2023.04.26
\nThe L0pht: According to Space Rogue<\/a><\/strong> – Error Code Podcast 2023.03.01
\nr\/cybersecurity AMA<\/strong><\/a> – Reddit 2023.03.01
\nOff the The Hook<\/strong><\/a> – 2600 2023.03.22
\nOff the The Hook – Overtime<\/strong><\/a> – 2600 2023.03.22
\nChris Wysopal and Cris Thomas<\/strong><\/a> – Decipher Podcast 2023.04.26
\nEpisode 10: Cris Thomas aka Space Rogue<\/strong><\/a> – Where Warlocks Stay Up Late 2026.03.03<\/p>\n

Selected Articles and Papers:<\/strong>
\n[L0pht Advisory] MacOS – FWB passwords easily bypassed <\/a><\/strong> – 1998.10.30
\nThe Return of Zuc.A and and Ancient OSX Viruses?<\/a><\/strong> – SpiderLabs Blog 2012.06.11
\nOne Factor, Two Factor, Three Factor, More<\/a><\/strong> – SpiderLabs Blog 2012.08.07
\nHackers and Media Hype: Big Hacks that Never Really Happened<\/a><\/strong> – SpiderLabs Blog 2012.09.12
\nHow mobility can compromise security<\/a><\/strong> – OutSource Magazine 2013.04.18
\n\u201cCountdown to Zero Day\u201d is a Must Read<\/a><\/strong> – Tenable Blog 2015.01.06
\nWhy the aviation industry needs more hackers<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2015.04.29
\nPaper, the least terrible password management tool<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2015.06.19
\nLessons to Learn from the OPM Breach<\/a><\/strong> – Tenable Blog 2015.06.25
\nAn Underwriters Laboratories for cybersecurity is long overdue<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2015.07.01
\nWhy bug hunting security researchers are Digital Age heroes<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2015.08.14
\nUnderstanding Malware<\/a><\/strong> – Network Computing 2015.09.18
\nFight phishing without blaming victims<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2015.09.29
\nThe Vulnerability Disclosure Debate<\/a><\/strong> – Tenable Blog 2015.10.05
\nSquirrels are bigger threat than hackers to US power grid<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2016.01.06
\nWhere have all the white hat hackers gone?<\/a><\/strong> – New Statesman 2016.03.09
\nBefore pointing fingers after cyberattacks, Remember the Maine<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2016.03.16
\nRetro analog tech a danger to U.S. power grid<\/a><\/strong> – The Hill 2016.06.20
\nZero trust policy the answer to fed cybersecurity challenges<\/a><\/strong> – The Hill 2016.09.19
\nVoting System Security<\/a><\/strong> – Tenable Blog 2016.10.05
\nTrump has a point about ‘the cyber’<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2016.10.11
\nHow to have a FUD-free RSA Conference<\/a><\/strong> – CSM 2017.02.08
\nHow Old-School Hackers Are Enabling the Next Generation of Offensive Security Professionals<\/a><\/strong> – Security Intelligence Blog 2019.11.21
\nSecurity Should Be the Path of Least Resistance<\/a><\/strong> – Semgrep Blog 2026.04.16
\nBlack Hat USA 2026: A Space Rogue Survival Guide<\/a><\/strong> – Semgrep Blog 2026.06.25<\/p>\n

Talks and other Videos:
\n<\/strong>L0pht at Beyond HOPE<\/a><\/strong> – 1997.08.07
\n<\/span>Interview with New England Cable News<\/a><\/strong> – 1998?
\n<\/span>US Congressional testimony<\/a><\/strong> – 1998.05.19
\nThe Best of DEFCON 7 (HNC Network)<\/a><\/strong> – 1999 (Starts at 1:53:06)
\nL0pht Panel<\/a><\/strong> – SOURCE Boston 2008
\nSymantec Launch Event<\/a><\/strong> – Tokyo Japan 2009.09.19
\nThe Last HNNCast<\/a><\/strong> – 2011.07.08
\nA Brief History of HNN<\/a><\/strong> – BSides Delaware 2011.11.12
\nHackers and Media Hype<\/a><\/strong> – HOPE 9 2012.07.15
\nHow to become an Infosec Rockstar<\/a><\/strong> – 2012.09.20
\nHow a hacker group came to Washington<\/a><\/strong> – Washington Post 2015.06.16
\nElectric Grid Under Attack!<\/a><\/strong> – SXSW 2016.03.18
\nCris Thomas, Tenable Network Security, talks to BCS at InfoSec 2016<\/a><\/strong> – BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2016.07.06
\nA Public Policy Lens on the Hacker Conferences<\/a><\/strong> – Atlantic Council 2016.08.10
\nTenable’s Space Rogue on Hacking US Elections, Cyber Vulnerabilities<\/a><\/strong> – Defense & Aerospace Report 2016.10.16
\nHacking The Vote<\/a><\/strong> – CNBC On The Money 2016.11.05
\n35yrs Of Cyberwar, The Squirrels are Winning<\/a> – <\/strong>Shmoocon 2017.01.15
\nThe Perfect Resume for Entry level Infosec<\/strong><\/a> – Shmoocon 2023.01.21
\nBsides 2023 – Keynote Presentation – The Cybersecurity State of the Union<\/a> – <\/strong>BSides Philly 2023.12.08
\nNot The Situation Room<\/strong><\/a> – 11 episodes 2025.10.17<\/p>\n

Book Press:<\/strong>
\nHacker Space Rogue to Release Book on Hacking Group L0pht Heavy Industries in February<\/strong><\/a>– Dark Reading 2023.01.12
\n<\/strong>Space Rogue – <\/span>How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>– Usenix 2023.01.21
\nPhreaks and l33ts: Inside the early \u201890s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendary hackerspace<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>CyberScoop 2023.02.05
\nHacker Space Rogue to Release Book on Hacking Group L0pht Heavy Industries – Space Rogue – ESW #306<\/a><\/strong> – Enterprise Security Weekly 2023.02.16
\nCris Thomas: Space Rogue, From L0pht Hacker to IBM Security Influencer<\/strong> <\/a> – Dark Reading 2023.02.23
\nThe Space Rogue Episode<\/strong><\/a> – Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It 2023.07.09
\nWinner 17th Indie Excellence Award<\/strong><\/a> – NIEA – 2023.06.23
\nFinalist International Book Awards<\/strong><\/a> – International Book Awards – 2023.07.02<\/p>\n

Other:<\/strong>
\nPrivacy Papers<\/a> <\/strong>– Rebecca Herold 2001
\nSpace Rogue from L0pht and Hacker News Network Joins Tenable Network Security<\/a> <\/strong> – 2014.01.07<\/p>\n

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