Here's one that's been requested numerous times (granted, most of the requests were by the interviewee!): D0pp139an93r!


Name: Robert Cox

Place and date of Birth (or age): Venice, Florida, 24

Current place of residence: St. Petersburg, Florida

Marital status: Single



AO: How did you get into computers?

Way back in the day... I got my first computer... A Tandy 1000TL. I started playing with it. Never stopped.

AO: What is your area of specialty?

OS Security, and really OSs in general. I still know very little about hardware.

AO: What do you do for a living?

Right now, I just do small repair jobs, mostly malware removal.

AO: How did you get into your career?

I went to college for six years, never actually got a degree, but I got a very good reputation as the person to go to for help.

AO: Describe your education and/or training?

Self taught.

AO: Do you plan on staying where you are (career-wise) or are you still in school / working on certs to get into another area?

Actually, I'm headed to the military. I am in the process of enlisting in the US Army.

AO: What one piece of advice would you offer to others who may be interested in following a career path or educational path similar to yours?

Stay in college. For the love of God... get a meaningful degree.

AO: What skill do you think is invaluable in your area of specialty?

The ability to look beyond what you see in publications and on websites. "Common knowlege/wisdom" is often flawed.

AO: Describe one of your best / most effective security practices.

Setting up an effective set of file permissions. In most cases this can end malware.

AO: Do you have a little-known fact about yourself (personal, hobbies, tech-related) that you would be willing to share?

Yeah... If anyone remembers, a few years ago... I was "t3h h0m31355 h4x0r." Travelling around Danbury CT with a Toshiba laptop... and getting in quite a bit of trouble.

AO: How did you find Antionline?

I don't remember. It's been a long time. I seem to recall it was right around the time my daughter, now 5, was born.

AO: Anything else you'd like to share?

Negative... You have a really cute tush.

The question asked about something to share. You are in no position to be sharing my tush, soldier.