[584] in Intrusion Detection Systems
RE: Former Hacker's Intro
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rattray, A.)
Tue Feb 13 12:00:19 1996
Date: 12 Feb 1996 08:46:52 U
From: "Rattray, A." <rattray_a@jpmorgan.com>
To: ids@uow.edu.au
Reply-To: ids@uow.edu.au
Just a small comment here:
He who is without sin cast the first stone...
(Bible passage)
For the record, I don't care either way, I just have a few comments...
If he hadn't mentioned he was a former hacker, no one would care. What's the
big deal? Robert Morris is now making a living as a computer consultant isn't
he? There are a good many security firms that employ ex-hackers (You'd be
surprised if you knew who they were!?!). I'm sure 1 in 4 of you have even
bought their products.
Cut the guy some slack. Who's to say the legit guy you hire, doesn't turn
around and take some confidential information back with him?
Give the guy a break...
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From: ids@uow.edu.au on Sat, Feb 10, 1996 12:36 PM
Subject: Former Hacker's Intro
To: ids@uow.edu.au
I wholeheartedly concur with the flame sent in response to the "former"
hacker's introduction. This sort of individual bragging about his
criminal background and his obvious expectations of attaining wealth as
a legitimate entrepeneur are not unlike other organized criminals
buying legitimate businesses with their ill-gotten gains. Rewarding
these types with consulting business and publishing royalties only
encourages other seemingly intelligent people to do the same - this is
not on the job training, and costs businesses billions of dollars in
losses and required, preventive measures!
As an information systems auditor, however, it does provide me with
additional job security!
