Old Tricks

Presented at DEF CON 12 (2004), Aug. 1, 2004, 2 p.m. (50 minutes)

In September of 2003, a noted security consultant was terminated from his job over controversy surrounding a document that he co-authored. One key focus of the document was the risk associated with operating system monocultures. This idea was nothing new. In fact, in 1989, the following passages appeared in a book that spent over four months on the New York Times best seller list:


Presenters:

  • Foofus
    Foofus leads a team of security engineers at a midsize technology consulting firm in the midwest, where he has worked for the past seven years. He has spoken at a variety of events and conferences including Toorcon and LISA. His chief technical interest is software security, and in his spare time he enjoys playing guitar, cooking, and attending the symphony.

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