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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by sasas on Thursday December 14, 2017 @08:22AM (#15922033)
Thanks for the perspective. How would you classify him if ranked against the other usual high profile “security personalities?”. Often an individuals ability for self promotion can place a shadow over their true ability making it difficult to discern their true qualities when not a subject matter expert on the topic at hand.

On the book front, would be keen to gain your perspective on the following crypto book that was recently published -

https://www.nostarch.com/seriouscrypto

Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by tptacek on Thursday December 14, 2017 @08:44AM (#15922159)
Serious Crypto is strong, and JP Aumasson is the real deal. I might still want both Cryptography Engineering and Serious Crypto; Serious Crypto is far more detailed and up-to-date, but Cryptography Engineering has valuable perspective on a lot of nuts-and-bolts stuff.
Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by sasas on Thursday December 14, 2017 @08:51AM (#15922208)
Great! That’s all I need to hear - will place an order.