Richard Thieme
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Richard Thieme is a noted business consultant, author, media commentator and speaker.
in 1965 with a B.A. in English literature. He later earned a M.A. in English at the University of Chicago
, where he studied with noted Joycean
scholar Richard Ellmann
. Thieme spent two years in England
, then returned to Chicago to attend Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
, where he earned his Masters of Divinity degree and became an Episcopal priest.
Thieme was a priest for 16 years, during which he became acquainted with computers. He began writing about technology and culture, including the spiritual dimension of technology. In 1993, he began a new career of consulting, writing and speaking. He has spoken often at the Def Con
and Blackhat Briefings
security conferences, where he would introduce himself by pointing out that his experiences as a priest made him "more than qualified to talk about social engineering
".
Biography
Richard Thieme was born in Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1965 with a B.A. in English literature. He later earned a M.A. in English at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he studied with noted Joycean
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
scholar Richard Ellmann
Richard Ellmann
Richard David Ellmann was a prominent American literary critic and biographer of the Irish writers James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats...
. Thieme spent two years in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, then returned to Chicago to attend Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary is a seminary of The Episcopal Church, located in Evanston, Illinois. It was formed in 1933 by a merger of Western Theological Seminary of Evanston , and Seabury Divinity School of Faribault, Minnesota...
, where he earned his Masters of Divinity degree and became an Episcopal priest.
Thieme was a priest for 16 years, during which he became acquainted with computers. He began writing about technology and culture, including the spiritual dimension of technology. In 1993, he began a new career of consulting, writing and speaking. He has spoken often at the Def Con
DEF CON
DEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
and Blackhat Briefings
Black Hat Briefings
The Black Hat Conference is a computer security conference that brings together a variety of people interested in information security. Representatives of federal agencies and corporations attend along with hackers. The Briefings take place regularly in Las Vegas, Barcelona and Tokyo...
security conferences, where he would introduce himself by pointing out that his experiences as a priest made him "more than qualified to talk about social engineering
Social engineering (security)
Social engineering is commonly understood to mean the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information...
".
Notable speaking engagements
- The Symbiotic Relationship Between Networked Computers and Humans -- A Dialectic Constituting a Rising Spiral of Mutual Transformation. Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
July 26-28, 1996 - Keynote speaker, Black Hat BriefingsBlack hatA black hat is the villain or bad guy, especially in a western movie in which such a character would stereotypically wear a black hat in contrast to the hero's white hat, especially in black and white movies....
, July 9-10, 1997 - Convergence -- Every Man (and Woman) a Spy. Black Hat BriefingsBlack hatA black hat is the villain or bad guy, especially in a western movie in which such a character would stereotypically wear a black hat in contrast to the hero's white hat, especially in black and white movies....
July 29-30, 1998 - The More Things Change The More They Don't: Soft Destruction and the Ancient Wisdom of Hacking Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
July 31-August 2, 1998 - Hacking a Trans-Planetary Net: The Essence of Hacking in a Context of Pan-global Culture, the Wetware / dryware Interface, and Going to Europa. Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
July 13-15, 2001 - The Truth About Life, Hacking and the Truth (about Life, Hacking and the Truth) ((about Life, Hacking and...)) Rubi-Con April 5-7, 2002
- Hacker Generations: From Building the Network to Using the Network to Being the Network Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
August 1-3, 2003 - Hacker Generations: From Network Warfare to Perception Warfare Hivercon November 6-7, 2003
- Quantum Hacking: In Search of a Unified Theory Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
July 30-August 1, 2004 - Zen and The Relevance of Perception to Cyber Security, or, When is a Network Not a Network? ShmooconShmooConShmooCon is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture.-History:...
February 4-6, 2005 - Living on the Edge: The Sources of Creativity for Security Wizards and Hackers NotaconNotaconNotacon is an art and technology conference which takes place annually in Cleveland, Ohio. The name Notacon became a bacronym for Northern Ohio Technological Advancement Conference, however use of this was mostly dropped after the first year...
April 8-10, 2005 - Keynote AusCERT, May 22-26, 2005
- Social Engineering at Def Con: Games Hackers Play Def ConDEF CONDEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
July 28-30, 2000 - Keynote ZaCon, October 2011
- Staring into the Abyss: The Dark Side of Security and Professional Intelligence. Blackhat BriefingsBlack Hat BriefingsThe Black Hat Conference is a computer security conference that brings together a variety of people interested in information security. Representatives of federal agencies and corporations attend along with hackers. The Briefings take place regularly in Las Vegas, Barcelona and Tokyo...
2011
Articles
- In Search of the Grail Wired Magazine, issue 3.07, July, 1995
- Zen and the Art of Hacking Internet Underground, 1997
- Bladerunner future view Everything Toronto NOW, 1997
- Dreams Engineers Have CMC Magazine, January, 1997
- Prime Time for Hackers is Over Salon.com, October 17th, 1998
- Review of the Kevin Kelly's Out of Control Enculturation 3.1, Spring 2000
- Operation Paperclip Revisited: Moral Schmoral Counterpunch, August 22nd, 2003
- Coming of Age A Global Witness, March 26th, 2004
- In the Crazy Place A Global Witness, June 11th, 2004
- The Face we See in the Digital Mirror: How Technology is Changing Religion National Catholic Reporter, February 11th, 2005
External links
- www.thiemeworks.com Richard Thieme's Official Website
- Personal Profile: Richard Thieme's Techno Spirituality
Interviews
- ZDNet Australia Video interview conducted by Munir Kotadia at AusCERT 2007
- Linux Journal Interview with Mick Bauer, December 12th, 2004
- Interview with Bruce SchneierBruce SchneierBruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography, and is the founder and chief technology officer of BT Managed Security Solutions, formerly Counterpane Internet...
conducted by Richard Thieme (Originally in Information Security Magazine, June 2000)