, 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.'"
Anonymous
Mr. Mitnick may have paid his time, but that doesn't change his character. Paying time != reforming.
If we, as an industry, want to be taken seriously, we need to be more critical of those who want to be admitted into our professional circles. He broke the law. We should...
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