Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
My wife Deb and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend Jason Snitker AKA Parmaster has passed away.
Par was one of the sharpest and most elusive minds of the early underground hacking scene. As chronicled in “Underground”, he spent years navigating the emerging digital frontier, connecting with hackers internationally and repeatedly staying ahead of the United States Secret Service during a prolonged investigation in the early 1990s.
His story in “Underground” includes the Citibank investigation that helped trigger the pursuit, as well as his time in custody at Rikers Island, where he found himself playing Dungeons & Dragons.
Par’s life reflected both the intensity of the early hacking world and the very real consequences that came with it. He was part of a generation that explored the edges of a new technological landscape before most of the world even understood it existed.
There will be an online memorial gathering on Feb 28. More details to follow.
The old-school hacking community has lost a true original. Rest in peace, Par. If anyone has stories or memories, please share them here.
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
My wife Deb and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend Jason Snitker AKA Parmaster has passed away.
Par was one of the sharpest and most elusive minds of the early underground hacking scene. As chronicled in “Underground”, he spent years navigating the emerging digital frontier, connecting with hackers internationally and repeatedly staying ahead of the United States Secret Service during a prolonged investigation in the early 1990s.
His story in “Underground” includes the Citibank investigation that helped trigger the pursuit, as well as his time in custody at Rikers Island, where he found himself playing Dungeons & Dragons.
Par’s life reflected both the intensity of the early hacking world and the very real consequences that came with it. He was part of a generation that explored the edges of a new technological landscape before most of the world even understood it existed.
There will be an online memorial gathering on Feb 28. More details to follow.
The old-school hacking community has lost a true original. Rest in peace, Par. If anyone has stories or memories, please share them here.
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
“The Conscience of a Hacker” by The Mentor is 40 years old today.
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
“Secure by design” is shifting from vision to standard. I note progress: >50% of apps now pass OWASP Top 10 checks (up from <33% in 2020) and exploitable flaws dropped from 3.6% to 2.6%. But 70% of apps still have major flaws—true success means making security part of every build, not an afterthought. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/11/10/advancing-secure-by-design-from-ambition-to-industry-standard/
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
.@recon@infosec.exchange has been on my "must go" list for a long time and in 2024 I will finally get to participate for the first time in this great conference. Come to Montreal in June!
I will be on @criscifuentes decompilation panel. #ilovebinaries
Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond
New Executive Order to drop after SOTU. Finally! MFA for users interacting with federal government accounts.
"The Digital Theft EO is a directive that seeks to introduce new measures to prevent and detect identity theft involving public benefits" https://fedscoop.com/digital-theft-eo-to-follow-sou/
