Executive Summary

Cliff Stoll delivered a talk at DEF CON in August, recalling the hacker he tracked four decades earlier. The presentation highlighted his investigative journey and the evolution of security practices.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Schneier on Security - Published Date: 2026-09-11T11:09:55+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: In August, Cliff Stoll gave a talk at DEF CON, remembering the wily hacker he stalked forty years ago. Great fun.

"We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts."

— Harold Nicolson