NCSAM – Lucas Apa explains the effects of games cheating, 3D modeling, and psychedelic trance music on IT security
I got involved with computers in 1994 when I was six years old. I played games for some years without even thinking about working in the security field. My first contact with the security field was when I started to create “trainers” to cheat on games by manipulating their memory. This led me to find many tutorials related to assembly and cracking in 2001, when my security research began. The thin line of legality at that time was blurred by actions not considered illegal. This allowed an explosion…
NCSAM – Eireann Leverett on why magic is crucial
Late last week I had the pleasure of interviewing IOActive Labs CTO – Cesar Cerrudo on how he got into IT security. Today I am fortunate enough to have the pleasure of interviewing Eireann Leverett, a senior researcher for IOActive on this field and how magic played a part. IOActive: How did you get into security? Eireann: Actually, I was very slow to get security as an official title for a job, it was only really in the last few years. However, I always knew that’s…
NCSAM – an Interview with Cesar Cerrudo
Today we continue our support for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, by interviewing Cesar Cerrudo, Chief Technology Officer for IOActive Labs. Cesar provides us with some insight of how he got into IT security and why it’s important to be persistent! IOActive: How did you get into security? Cesar: I think my first hacks were when I was 10 years old or so. I modified BASIC code on CZ Spectrum games and also cheated games by loading different parts of the code from a cassette (yes not…
A trip down cyber memory lane, or from C64 to #FF0000 teaming
So, it’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and here at IOActive we have been lining up some great content for you. Before we get to that, I was asked to put in a short post with some background on how I got to info sec, and what has been keeping me here for almost 20 years now. Brace yourselves for a trip down memory lane then :-). For me getting into security didn’t start with a particular event or decision. I’ve always been intrigued by how things worked,…
IOActive supports National Cyber Security Awareness Month
The month of October has officially been deemed National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). Ten years ago the US Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance got together and began this commendable online security awareness initiative. Why? Well, according to the Department of Homeland Security the NCSAM is seen as an opportunity to engage with businesses and the general public to create a ‘safe, secure and resilient cyber environment.’ This is something that resonates with the team here at IOActive. The 10th anniversary…