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Ron Bowes

IRL Name: 
Ron Bowes
Biography: 

Ron Bowes is known for his contributions to open source security software including the Nmap Security Scanner, for which he has written dozens of scripts covering a number of complex protocols. He also has a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, runs a Winnipeg-based security consulting company (Dash9 Security), and is a founding member of SkullSpace – Winnipeg’s first and only hackerspace.

Facts

The author of nbtool (netbios tool)

He scanned 100 million Facebook users details using a piece of code and collected data that was made public by each user to use this information in conjunction with a dictionary of the most common passwords to test the security of websites. He also published the information he got on the net.

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References

http://www.derbycon.com/talks-2011/

https://twitter.com/iagox86

http://www.skullsecurity.org/blog/about

http://www.nonoos.com/ron-bowes-defends-his-decision-to-publish-100-mill...