'Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World' with Cris Thomas | Feb 24, 2023 a...

On Friday, Feb 24th, 2023 we hosted a book launch party for 'Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World' by Cris Thomas. It was a great time! Here's Cris's reading and Q&A session. You can buy the book here: https://bookshop.org/shop/iffybooks > About the book: In May 1998, the US Congress invited the seven members of the L0pht to testify on the state of government computer security. Two years later, that same group rode the Dot-com bubble to create the preeminent security consultancy the industry has ever known, @stake. Along the way, they stood up against tech giants like Microsoft, Oracle, Novell and others to expose weaknesses in those companies’ premiere products. Despite the L0pht’s technical prowess, the group could not keep what they had built together as money and internal politics turned friend against friend. Look inside L0pht Heavy Industries, or simply The L0pht, one of the most influential hacker groups in history. From formation, to congressional t