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In The News
Linux Pro Magazine, Dec 2012 (Cover Story)
"Build a Botnet, Playing nice with Internet Attack Techniques"
This is an article about the constructive things that can be done with destructive technologies.
Most people associate botnets
with nefarious activities like denial of service attacks on websites or identity fraud. I, on the
other hand, associate botnets with the one I developed that autonomously purchased millions of dollars worth of
automobiles.
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PHP|Architect, Jul 2007 (Cover Story)
"Webbots and Spiders, An Insider's Guide"
Just after my first book was published, I wrote another introduction to writing webbots with
PHP and cURL. The article explains the basics of writing automated web agents by solving
a common business problem with a ShopperBot.
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ARTICLE: WEB TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE |
Web Techniques Magazine, Mar 2000 (Cover Story)
"Writing Intelligent Web Agents"
This article describes methods for designing and writing intelligent web agent software, which use information available on
the Internet in some very "non-browser-like" ways. (now maintained by Dr. Dobbs).
This was only the second article I had written and sold. After I got paid, I drove down to REI
and bought two
9' kayaks and a roof-top rack for my (cool at the time) Dodge Colt Vista.
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ARTICLE: COMPUTER WORLD MAGAZINE |
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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