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.

Re: Companies Must Patch Issues In A Timely Manner 2007-10-16
Anonymous

So you're saying that if someone finds a 0day in a product, write a realible working exploit for it, and then uses the word 'pwned' to describe what he did, he's no longer a professional? Seems a bit dubious. I'd rather have someone on my team who has a history of finding vulns and coding exploits t...

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