> How long are we going to hold back from making these security companies > responsible for providing the same potency of information as Paladin Press did? > Any major internet security site will give you links to places where you can > download hacking utilities. Utilities that will be used by people with the same > degree of malicious intent as Perry and Horn. > > The media encourages hacking. Hollywood says its trendy. Anyone with a > computer has thought about it at least once, and many have sought to take the > next step, despite how little they know. And what does the security industry > do? It helps them down that cliff. People on the internet aren't just told how > to commit cybercrime, they are encouraged to be malicious enough to do so. > > Please, somebody make these security fucktards responsible for the information > they pump out! It's one of the best ways to stop cybercrime. If we stop > rewarding wannabe hackers with fame & power security WILL improve. To do > otherwise is to give people like Perry and Horn cash rewards for killing more > wives and quadriplegic sons and innocent nurses.
Sure, lets crack down on the evil, baby killing security companies. Good idea. Now that we've tamed the problem of millions of wannabes being armed with dangerous information that can cause mayhem, or, using the example you cite of James Perry, create amateur killers, what should we do about the blackhats? They're already skilled at developing their own tools for "killing", and they already "kill" for various reasons, whether it be personal gain, organisational gain (ie a hacking group), or conceivably for the gain of a foreign, enemy power. To continue your comparison between wannabe hackers and amateur killers, the blackhats, therefore, are the professional hitmen. The real contract killers. The Jackal, perhaps. Which do you think an open, democratic society would see as the greater threat? The threat of a vast number of people capable of "falling off the cliff" and killing other random citizens that don't have protection details etc. Or the threat of a select few that understand defensive tactics, walking formations, successive layers of security, what security surveys are likely to find, and are capable of assassinating the head of state? You'll find your answer to this question in the degree to which organisations such as the FBI take threats against the President so seriously. They know they can protect against most random nutballs with an ounce of information and proper preparedness. They don't know they can protect against an individuals with skill, determination and the proper equipment. Please - go back to hacking. Your attempts to distract attention from the blackhat community through philosophy and misdirection are for entertainment purposes only. I <3 U 2 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
