Mitnick Banned From Security Group

Mitnick Banned From Security Group
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-02-13

By all accounts ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick created only a modest stir when he sauntered into the December meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). He sat quietly, paid attention, and at the conclusion of the meeting joined with some of the other 60-odd attendees swapping business cards, chatting with fellow computer security workers and discussing his plans for his new consulting business, Defensive Thinking. "He wasn't flashy at all," recalls one chapter member, who didn't recognize Mitnick until the conclusion of the meeting. "He introduced himself as 'Kevin.'"

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Anonymous

Bingo.

What is one of the greatest resources in anti-hacking and security? Learning the tricks and techniques that have been proven to work. He is a valuable resource for teaching people about how the quote unquote hacker mind works. The exploits he used in the past may not be relevant any more, but when handed a resource like this, you dont toss it away like garbage.

Its this "us against them" atitude that perpetuates the hacking culture even further. If someone cannot pay for the crimes they commited and be treated like a normal person, why would they change course to the side of "good" ?

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mark him bad forever! 2003-02-16
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