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Computer World Magazine, Aug 1997
“Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas”
Back in the '90s, I pioneered ways to transmit heart
biometrics to physicians over the Internet via a standard browser and simple hardware. Because of the requirements of the
medical industry, I became very interested in online security. At the same time, I became frustrated with the data security education
available at the time. During this time I discovered that the hacker community was by far the best place to learn
about security (it still is). I wanted to attend DEFCON 5, the world's largest hacker convention, but didn't want
to offend the extremely conservative consulting firm that employed me. I found the solution to my problem by
covering the story for Computer World Magazine. In the process, I got to work with a big-time photographer,
Susan Werner, and had a great introduction to writing. (This was my first paying writing gig.) The article is no longer on the
Computer World website, but you can read the archive of
Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas
on the DEFCON website.
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