The Hacking Games' Fergus Hay: "Most hackers are kids"

The Times Tech Podcast

• Episode: The Hacking Games' Fergus Hay: "Most hackers are kids"
• Website: The Times Tech Podcast
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• Duration: 00:47:21
• Published: 2024-02-09 04:12

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Fergus Hay, founder of The Hacking Games, to talk about why he started the company (5:00), the difference between the real and online worlds (9:30), why everyone gets caught (15:15), his plan for a documentary and television series (21:00), the Hollywood angle (25:45), making hacking sexy (30:30), the cybersecurity industry’s stance on hackers (35:05), how much of cybercrime is invisible (40:45), and reaching young people (44:10).

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