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

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

2024/2/9
logo of podcast The Times Tech Podcast

The Times Tech Podcast

Frequently requested episodes will be transcribed first

Shownotes Transcript

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). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.