https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/04/hackers_and_harassment/
By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco
The Register
4 Nov 2019
Cassie was studying for the computer security industry qualification CISSP when
the harassment started.
A friend she had met at a nearby hacker meetup offered to help her prepare for
the exams, and guide her through the world of infosec.
"He asked me about what my goals are and offered to mentor me. He also offered
to provide me with resources to study for the CISSP certification exam," she
said.
"I gladly accepted his offer in hopes of advancing my career and provided him
with my email address."
As is often the case, he wanted to be more than friends, and when she turned
down his romantic advances, the once seemingly friendly gestures deteriorated
into sustained harassment. Cassie said that, despite making it clear she was
not interested, the man continued to pester her with messages, and approach her
at infosec events.
"While I was studying for the CISSP exam, he would frequently invite himself
over. He would insist that I needed to relax and that he would teach me to pick
locks," Cassie told The Register. "I politely declined his offers. I was okay
with being around him in public, but not alone."
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