Where did the nicname Fyodor come from?
Like many hackers, I enjoy reading. For a while in the early 90s I was particularly enamored with Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Shortly after reading his Notes From Underground, I logged onto a new BBS using the handle Fyodor as a whim. It stuck. I’m a little embarrassed that a Google search for Fyodor now lists me before Dostoevsky. I guess it is hard to earn and maintain a decent PageRank when you’re dead. • I think my boyfriend is cheating on me. Will you help me hack his email account to find out? No. • Will you do an interview for my web site, speak at my conference, or answer questions for the article I’m writing? Maybe! Email me a proposal. I can’t always say yes, but I will at least answer promptly. • I’m writing a book or web/journal article or producing a movie, and Nmap is covered. Would you do a pre-publication technical review? Yes, I’m generally happy to do this. • How can I become a security expert/hacker? It is a lot of work, but also rewarding. My take is in questi
