Kodsnack 614 - Somehow cheat the system, with David Jacoby

Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2024, Fredrik talks to IT security expert David Jacoby about his way into IT security. What was it like to get interested in computer security early on, and to try start working with it before there really was an awareness of even the need for more security information? And when did the switch happen from annoying but harmless viruses and malware to the modern information stealing and blackmailing?

Finally, a horror movie tip.

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• Øredev
• All the presentation videos from Øredev 2024
• David
• Why do cyberattacks persist? Unmasking the hidden vulnerabilities in digital transformation - David’s keynote doesn’t seem to be out in video form yet
• Kent Beck
• Beth Andres-Beck
• Kent and Beth’s keynote
• BBS
• Sanne Femling - on the program committe for Øredev 2024
• Outpost24 - where David was employee #1
• PCI DSS - payment card industry data security standard
• DORA - digital operational resilience act
• Junkie - the MS-DOS virus. “Like a few other viruses by that time, it caused more panic than any actual damage.”
• Ransomware
• The police trojan
• Tucker & Dale vs. evil
• Support us on Ko-fi!

• BBS systems and common acquaintances
• Don’t talk about the keynote
• Do some hacking on stage
• For you, I’ll do it
• 30 years as an ethical hacker
• Somehow cheat the system
• A cat and mouse game
• Still way behind