Ashley Madison Hack and More with Troy Hunt
It's been on the news, but do you really understand what happened with the Ashley Madison hack? Carl and Richard talk to Troy Hunt about his experiences around his web site Have I Been Pwned and how the Ashley Madison hack blew up his traffic and made him think deeply about privacy. You may not care for the company, but you can't deny the significance of a multi-million dollar business blown up by hackers. Digital security is no joke - a failure can cost millions and destroy lives.
Guests:
Troy Hunt
Troy Hunt is a Pluralsight author, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP and a world-renowned internet security specialist. He spends his time travelling the world speaking and running workshops where he teaches developers how to break into their own systems before helping to piece them back together to be secure against today’s online threats. He’s also the creator of “Have I been pwned?”, the free online service for breach monitoring and notifications. Troy regularly blogs at troyhunt.com from his home on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Links:
- HTBox http://www.htbox.org/
- HTBox on GitHub https://github.com/htbox
- Mozilla's Bugzilla Hacked http://www.eweek.com/security/mozillas-bugzilla-hacked-exposing-firefox-zero-days.html
- Have I Been Pwned https://haveibeenpwned.com/
- NDC Sydney http://ndcsydney.com/
- Troy's Blog http://www.troyhunt.com/