Friday, July 20, 2018: 10:00 pm (Vaughan): For some, "script kiddie" is a term leveled at the younger, more boisterous, and less experienced members of the hacking community. For others, it’s a badge of honor confirming their dedication to the more inane, sardonic, and social aspects of the hacking scene. In this talk, these two New York City security veterans will give a loving tour of the history of the script kiddie scene. The speakers will describe the evolution of script kiddie staples such "1337" speak, ASCII art, widely shared premade exploits, hacking communities such as IRC/Usenet/forums, and a wide range of the cultural tropes born in the script kiddie scene. The speakers’ aim is to educate and entertain listeners by demonstrating the genesis of the hacker stereotype, and to fill in the blanks between media hyperbole and hacker culture reality. Negative preconceptions about the hacker scene will be dispelled, and mistakes from hacker history will be explored.

John Dunlap, Alex Ivanov