A Hacker By Any Other Name

Jan 3, 2019masterchenWhite Belteducation, hacker, hacking, history, infosec

I hate this ^^^.

The meaning of the term “hacker” has been debated for-almost-ever, and while the debate rages on, I’d like to think that as time goes by, an all-encompassing definition may arise.

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From White to Black Belt in Information Security (An Outline)

Mar 4, 2018masterchenBlack Belt, Brown Belt, Green Belt, White Beltblack belt, hacking, history, infosec, martial arts, techniques, training

Introduction Computing (hacking specifically) and martial arts are the two biggest passions in my life. I have always wanted to combine these two areas of study in a coherent way, and that’s a big hope for what Chenb0x Development is and can grow to be. This is an outline of what we believe to be […]

The Hacker Perspective

Oct 12, 2017masterchenWhite Belt2600, hacker, hacking, history, perspective, phone phreaking, podcasting

This article first appeared in 2600: The Hacker Qua\nrterly in the Autumn 2017 edition. Everyone has an origin story. Every hacker has an origin story. Mine started simply enough. My first computer was a Tandy from Radio Shack, running a now crude looking Windows 3.1 “Operating Environment”. Windows wasn’t an Operating System at the time. […]