> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nick Jacobsen > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Scandal: IT Security firm > hires the author of Sasser worm > > Does it not strike anyone that there is a disturbing trend in > malicious hackers (yes, yes, I know, they are not hackers if > they are malicious, so call em whatever you want) getting > hired to security firms, mainly because the "hacker" gets > media attention? It is honestly like we are declaring to the > world that the best way to get a good paying job in the > computer security field is to perform some major attack - and > get caught for it - and then after serving a short sentace, > start applying for jobs. I know lots of young people, myself > included, that could make headlines by performing some act or > another of a sensational nature, and all that stops us is our > own sense of ethics - but those ethics get harder and harder > to hold as we earn a pittance doing your standard boring days > work, while some other guy is out there essentially (in my > mind) having fun doing some detrimental to society, and then > getting hired at a substantial salary, as a reward. > This may sound like a rant, and it probably is, but that > makes my point no less accurate. > Responses anyone?
Do you honestly expect any right thinking person to disagree? This practice is literally no different than a local police force hiring convicted felons on as officers because they "have a deep understanding of the criminal mind." -- Jonathan _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
