{"id":1004,"date":"2015-03-26T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T13:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2015-03-26T01:55:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T05:55:13","slug":"a-generation-of-folks-growing-up-to-be-hackers-ep-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/03\/a-generation-of-folks-growing-up-to-be-hackers-ep-79\/","title":{"rendered":"A Generation of Folks Growing Up To Be Hackers – Ep 79"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"10646984_10152964949577189_7348026073053300978_n\"<\/a>How do you end up as a VP and Security CTO at Juniper? Chris Hoff doesn’t know, but there he is. This week we talk with @Beaker about hackers, faking an aneurysm, building compelling\u00a0presentations, and finding what you’re passionate about.<\/p>\n

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“Hey, hey, hey, hey-now. Don’t be mean; we don’t have to be mean, cuz, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” -Buckaroo Banzai<\/p>\n

Getting started by seeing a crazy hack in the computer lab and getting tossed a manual.<\/p>\n

Challenges of being the FBI recruiting hackers, and challenges of being a security journalist without legally endangering yourself.<\/p>\n

Faking an an aneurysm<\/p>\n

A recent presentation from Hoff:<\/p>\n