> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jim Laverty [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 7. April 1999 20:19
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: Re: AW: Hacking Contest ?
>
> I don't see what is wrong with hiring hackers to test your networks and
> systems. I think the key to this is to actually close up what they find
> right away and monitor their activities while they are in the system.
> They
> are there to make money for themselves (as consultants) and it would be
> counter productive for them to compromise the systems. If they were
> caught
> in the act, you obviously wouldn't hire them again or recommend them to
> anyone else. This is not to say that it won't happen, but a known evil is
> better than the unknown.
>
[Kunz, Peter] Then I'd recommend some readings on hacker ethics and
why hackers and crackers do the things they do. The true hacker motivation
is not personal gain or financial interests, but free availability of all
information. Soime might try to make a buck along the way.
> I'd rather have someone with experience test my networks and systems
> internally and externally.
>
[Kunz, Peter] And how do you make sure oyu have the right person
with the proper experience?
cu
-pete
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