Of hackers and ego

Of hackers and ego
Don Parker, 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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Disagree 2007-10-10
Anonymous

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Jason Gunnoe

You misunderstand Lynn's work 2007-10-11
dragonfrog

Of hackers and ego 2007-10-12
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secure_it_y

Of hackers and ego 2007-10-12
Anonymous

Regarding the contractor, I do see your point but I do know people who can flip from "corp-speak" to "leet-speak" depending on whom they are talking to. Personally I'm somewhere in the middle, I've been known to use a bit of "leet-speak" talking to fellow testers, but don't use that when speaking to management.

So I agree with you if the guy can't control it to the client management but he may have been thinking he was speaking to you as a peer and being a bit looser.

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