Boing! Very true -- and I agree with the points your making. As a counterbalance of sorts, keep in mind that some of us operate under a pseudonym for entirely legitimate reasons, such as to distance oneself from an employer for legal reasons, or to maintain an air of privacy.
I agree that attacking from under the cover of a pseudonym is downright low. The industry needs people like Raven who are willing to be front-and-center, since some of us cannot be. That said, it's a shame that these individuals have to be exposed to humanity's less-than-positive side. Time for bed, Zebedee. On 4/10/07, jf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > The same can be largely said about hiding behind layers of pseudonyms, it > takes a bit of courage for people like Raven to come out in public, not so > much because of the random few who would heckle, but because she makes > herself visible and gives an identifiable location to attack; because she > can potentially be a target. She was correct when she stated that '0-day > happens', are any of you so confident in the quality of the code you run? > It's an interesting industry we live and work in because even if you've > reviewed every line of code in every application and operating system you > run, chances are good you missed something, and the fact that many of the > people choose to hide behind throw-away email addresses and shifting > pseudonyms shows their lack of confidence in their own security, and that > to me, is something that should warrant humiliation. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
