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.

Of hackers and ego 2007-10-13
Anonymous

There is indeed way too much in the way of ostentatious demonstrations of ego in almost any conflict based security related industry. Because it is in many ways a martial art, we see puerile re-enactments of this in the field of battle and in training areas everywhere.

One experience I had with ...

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