'J0hnny I hack stuff Long' is famous for his Google Hacking work. Is it real hacking? Are his 15 mins of fame over? Is he a one trick h4x0r? Well having seen Johnny Long present at Defcon today, I was really impressed. The amount of anonymous techniques that he demo'd were brilliant.
I had been warned that the book was pretty much the same stuff the site had - and that the presentation was pretty much what was in the book. I went in with a very critical attitude and came out pretty impressed.
Johnny Long has a really good attitude about his Google fame and his 'hacker' title. He is also a talented public speaker. The talk was tailored to the geeks of Defcon and caused a lot of spontaneous clapping and shaking of heads.
The techniques that Johnny detailed can be used by all Security Researchers to help locate obscure stuff on the web. He proved how disturbingly easy it is to access unauthenticated administrative GUIs.
If Johnny Long is a one hit wonder, I hope his hit song keeps going on and getting better for years to come.
Comments (5)
Damn, I wish I had taken that presentation in. His stuff rocks... anything that expands a person's ability to gather knowledge is very, very useful.
Posted by bsonne | August 1, 2005 8:22 AM
Posted on August 1, 2005 08:22
Johnny is the fucking BOMB!!
Posted by Ryan | August 3, 2005 10:43 PM
Posted on August 3, 2005 22:43
I second that. Johnny's talk was not only informational, but was also highly entertaining. Hopefully Johnny will be speaking at Defcon again next year.
Posted by mike | August 4, 2005 9:29 PM
Posted on August 4, 2005 21:29
Thanks for the great review. jgraver- I got a bit nervous when I read the first bit of your review, as I'm sure lots of folks were thinking similar things, especially if they've seen one of my Google talks before. Anyhow, Lots of folks are reading this review, and rest assured, I plan on being at BH/DC next year, with some all new stuff. Heck, I may even see what else can be done with Google. I've got some ideas brewing.
Thanks again!
j0hnny
Posted by j0hnny | August 5, 2005 12:15 PM
Posted on August 5, 2005 12:15
Its was nice.
I have been with Johnny shits all the way from the beginning ever since I stumbled upto johnny.ihackstuff.com two years back.
Really informative shits and entertainning ofcourse.
Posted by geek007 | November 16, 2005 8:44 PM
Posted on November 16, 2005 20:44