Gary talks to Peiter Zatko, better known as \u201cmudge\u201d in hacker and security circles, about the evolution of the L0pht hacker collective and how his work in security influenced key agencies within the U.S. government to ramp up their cybersecurity efforts. During his time as a Program Manager with DARPA, mudge worked to fund\xa0much needed research for the speedy development of technology that would allow the government to protect against cyberattacks. From his experience with the L0pht and the Cult of the Dead Cow, to federal and commercial tech-industry giants including Google, mudge shares his experience and lessons learned along the way.\n\nConnect with Peiter \u201cmudge\u201d Zatko on LinkedIn\nHacker \u2018mudge\u2019 gets DARPA job\nA Disaster Foretold\u2014And Ignored\nTechnology Transfer\nSilver Bullet Episode 50 (Richard Clarke)\nFrank Zappa \u2013 Inca Roads\n\nThe post Show 115: Peiter \u201cmudge\u201d Zatko Discusses the L0pht and Government Influence appeared first on Cigital \xbb The Silver Bullet Security Podcast with Gary McGraw.\nThe post Show 115: Peiter \u201cmudge\u201d Zatko Discusses the L0pht and Government Influence appeared first on Cigital \xbb The Silver Bullet Security Podcast with Gary McGraw.