, 2007-10-10
The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don’t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It’s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, for those of us who work in the industry, it is just more grist for the mill.
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Of hackers and ego
2007-10-16
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
So then, Don Parker... Are you saying it's time that we all bend over for the large corporations?
What Michael Lynn did was very necessary as the problem was not going to be fixed, was actively being exploited and attention needed to be drawn to it. IMMEDIATELY.
The only thing that would have happened if he laid down and let Cisco and ISS rape him, would be that the rest of us would have been included in the malay, when the internet did start to grind to a halt.
While your point of l33t speak and the likes, are dead on. I disagree, whole-heartedly with the rest of this article.
Someone has to have the balls to stand up for what is right, otherwise companies with poor ethics and low morals (Cisco, ISS, Microsoft, Oracle) - due to having to make shareholders happy - will control this world. And we, the little guys, will ultimately pay the price.
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