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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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Of hackers and ego 2007-10-11
Anonymous
Lynn was not forced out of his job. He quit. He quit because ISS had entered a contract with cisco. As part of ISS, he analyzed ciscos IOS, and found a way to execute arbitrary code. He also said that much of his research came from papers in the .cn underground.

He gave cisco all the details ...

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