I haven't thought about Mudge in a long time. If you've ever worked cybersecurity for the government, or in general, you owe him, Brian Oblivion, Space Rogue an

I haven't thought about Mudge in a long time. If you've ever worked cybersecurity for the government, or in general, you owe him, Brian Oblivion, Space Rogue and the other members of L0pht for opening the door. They were pioneers of responsible disclosure, and brought the problem to light when they testified to Congress in 98 that in 30 minutes they could shut down the Internet. He and the others had uncovered DoS, specifically a BGP DoS that would automatically cascade across the Internet. Mudge was a musical prodigy and an alum of BBN, one of the key players in creating ARPAnet. His bio is fascinating, and you can find a good treatment of it here: https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/peiter-zatko/ https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/peiter-zatko/