Troy Hunt has been hugely influential on how we respond to data breaches with his site https://haveibeenpwned.com, following such large profile data breaches like the Ashley Madison hack.

00:00 | Intro
01:03 | Turning a blog into a book
03:36 | Ashley Madison
04:57 | Charlotte’s thought’s on the writing
05:57 | Trying to sell “Have I been Pwned”
07:17 | Dealing with death threats
09:25 | The future of “Have I Been Pwned”

In this video, Adam Cogan sits down with Troy and his wife Charlotte Hunt and talks about his struggles with writing his book PWND: (https://book.troyhunt.com), balancing his private and public life at NDC 2022.

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Ashley Madison: https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-what-a…

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Get in touch:
Adam Cogan – SSW Chief Architect + Microsoft Regional Director
About: https://www.ssw.com.au/people/adam-cogan

Troy Hunt – Security Researcher
  / troyhunt  https://www.troyhunt.com/tag/book

Charlotte Hunt- Chief Operating Officer: https://haveibeenpwned.com
and https://www.troyhunt.comwww.troyhunt.com  / charlotte_hunt_  

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About the speakers

About the speakers

Troy Hunt

Troy is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, Pluralsight author and world-renowned internet security specialist. He spends his time teaching developers how to break into their own systems before helping to piece them back together to be secure against today’s online threats. He’s also the creator of “Have I been pwned?”, the free online service for breach monitoring and notifications. Troy regularly blogs at troyhunt.com from his home in Australia.

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