Steve Gibson (computer programmer): Difference between revisions

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:''For other people named Steve Gibson see [[Steve Gibson (disambiguation)]]''

'''Steve Gibson''' (b. [[March]] [[1955]]) is a computer engineer and journalist based in [[Laguna Hills, California]]. Gibson has had a long career in the technology field starting in his teen years. He began in hardware projects but moved more towards software development in the [[1980s]]. Gibson founded [[Gibson Research Corporation]] in 1985, and is currently its primary employeeof three employees. Gibson is also a contributing editor to [[InfoWorld]] magazine.

Gibson is an advocate of [[assembly language]] programming, and prides himself with writing whole applications exclusively in assembly language, including the [[SpinRite]] hard disk utility. He is one of several advocates of optimizing computer programs and reducing the size of their executables.

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Gibson has garnered criticism for certain writings on computer security which allegedly do no more than spread [[FUD|fear]]. He has also been accused of shameless self-promotion, and has oft been likened to a [[snake oil]] merchant. These accusations notwithstanding, he has developed and distributed (for free) a number of useful security tools, including the popular [https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 ShieldsUp!] port-scanning site. His writings also provide something of a glimpse into the world of ''[[hacker|hackers]]'' and ''[[Hacker#Hacker:_Intruder_and_criminal|crackers]]'', of which he counts himself one of the former.

Since mid-2005, Gibson has appeared regularly on [[Leo Laporte|Leo Laporte's]] technology [[podcast]], ''[[This Week in Tech]]''. Since [[August 18]], 2005, heGibson has co-hosted a computer security-focused podcast with Laporte called ''[[Security Now!|Security Now!]]''.

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