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On this week’s show we look at the history of LIGATT Security and its chief executive Gregory D Evans. He says he’s the “world’s number one hacker” and racked up multiple appearances on CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News and other respected outlets.
But that hasn’t stopped others from labelling Evans a charlatan.
A recent expose by CBS Atlanta in the USA, combined with the release of Evans’ mailspool, have upped the level of interest in all things LIGATT. Jericho of Attrition.org has been tracking Evans’ business dealings for years. He joins us by phone from the USA to fill us in on the curious case of LIGATT Security.
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Risky Business #100 - Jericho Speaks:
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On this week’s show we’re talking to L0pht/@stake/Veracode co-founder Chris Wysopal about the rebirth of L0phtCrack, the legendary password cracking package.
In this week’s sponsor interview, Tenable Network Security analyst and Open Security Foundation dude Brian “Jericho” Martin pops in for a chat about dataloss — are you more likely to lose data through a USB key, lost laptop or an actual attack?
Adam Pointon also pops by for a look at the week’s news.