I'd say, if you're going to lose your ethics over this issue, and you're based in the US, that you'd need to do it before all the anti-terrorist laws get hot and heavy, or your plan won't work.
Personally, there are plenty of areas in life where this type of unfair behavior exists. I try not to plan my own activities around the apparently inadequately punished misdeeds of others. A - I don't think it's a big deal that the kid was hired B - I don't think that this is the best way for security firms to recruit C - I don't think that it's the best approach to get yourself hired -ASB On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 07:10:39 -0700, Nick Jacobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it not strike anyone that there is a disturbing trend in malicious hackers > (yes, yes, I know, they are not hackers if they are malicious, so call em whatever > you want) getting hired to security firms, mainly because the "hacker" gets media > attention? It is honestly like we are declaring to the world that the best way to > get a good paying job in the computer security field is to perform some major attack > - and get caught for it - and then after serving a short sentace, start applying for > jobs. I know lots of young people, myself included, that could make headlines by > performing some act or another of a sensational nature, and all that stops us is our > own sense of ethics - but those ethics get harder and harder to hold as we earn a > pittance doing your standard boring days work, while some other guy is out there > essentially (in my mind) having fun doing some detrimental to society, and then > getting hired at a substantial salary, as a reward. > This may sound like a rant, and it probably is, but that makes my point no less > accurate. > Responses anyone? > > Nick Jacobsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of bb > Sent: Mon 9/20/2004 3:32 AM > To: Feher Tamas; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author of > Sasser worm > > If he has fulfilled all the obligation of his sentence, whats wrong with him > being allowed to seek gainful employment that plays to his skills? > > Second chance anyone? Being allowed to learn from his mistakes? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Feher Tamas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:21 AM > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author of > Sasser worm > > > Hello, > > > > The german IT security company "Securepoint" has hired Sven > > Jaschan, who wrote and spread the Sasser Internet worm, > > which caused widespread and costly damages to legions of > > Windows computers. > > > > He will work as a developer for security softwares such as > > firewalls. > > > > This is a scandal! Whether or not you like the 250k USD > > head-hunting bounty which Microsoft Corp. paid to have Mr. > > Jaschan nailed, he is still a criminal. Hiring him is a > > taboo. It is totally unacceptable to picture him as a modern > > age Robin Hood or freedom fighter. He is a criminal, similar > > to an arsonist, who sets a house alight and the fire spreads > > to an entire city. > > > > I urge all to boycott the Securepoint and I urge those who > > suffered losses due to the Sasser worm to sue Securepoint > > and seek damages. VXing must end and we must send a strong > > message to teenagers that cracking is not hacking and will > > not be tolerated. > > > > Securepoint website: > > http://www.securepoint.cc/ > > > > Info about Sven Jaschan's hiring: > > http://www.f-secure.com/weblog#00000296 > > > > Sincerely: Tamas Feher from Hungary. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
