Comments on: NSA Built Stuxnet, but Real Trick Is Building Crew of Hackers http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/nsa-built-stuxnet-but-real-trick-is-building-crew-of-hackers.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 02:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/nsa-built-stuxnet-but-real-trick-is-building-crew-of-hackers.html#comment-1447980 howaboutthisdangit Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165960#comment-1447980 So a top-heavy bureaucracy run by heavy-handed thugs who oppress all that they don't understand (which is quite a bit) is looking for naturally curious, independent-minded people willing to jump through hoops to prove that they are really narrow-minded, docile sheep to get a security clearance to get a job. How difficult can it be? So a top-heavy bureaucracy run by heavy-handed thugs who oppress all that they don’t understand (which is quite a bit) is looking for naturally curious, independent-minded people willing to jump through hoops to prove that they are really narrow-minded, docile sheep to get a security clearance to get a job.

How difficult can it be?

]]> By: ZikZak http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/nsa-built-stuxnet-but-real-trick-is-building-crew-of-hackers.html#comment-1447910 ZikZak Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165960#comment-1447910 As the articles says,  any hacker actually worth a damn learned their trade as part of a unique underground community.  That community hates the government, especially police and spy agencies - and for good reason: those institutions are dedicated to putting them and their friends in jail for doing what they love. The government is basically complaining that there's a critical shortage of traitors and turncoats. As the articles says,  any hacker actually worth a damn learned their trade as part of a unique underground community.  That community hates the government, especially police and spy agencies – and for good reason: those institutions are dedicated to putting them and their friends in jail for doing what they love.
The government is basically complaining that there’s a critical shortage of traitors and turncoats.

]]> By: Nadreck http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/nsa-built-stuxnet-but-real-trick-is-building-crew-of-hackers.html#comment-1447861 Nadreck Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165960#comment-1447861 Don't go hating on the Gubberment; the private parts of the industry are just as bad, if not worse.  If you manage to get a job in IT security you are regarded as an irritating expense who causes security problems by looking for them.  After all, if you hadn't poked your nose in and found out that the main administrator password was "password" no one would ever have known and we'd be safe. You can go to jail for even dabbling.  If you notice that a client's unencrypted credit card database has been uploaded to parts unknown and you tell him he'll call the cops.  They'll send out a traffic cop who'll arrest you as someone with the means and opportunity to have done this and the motive of selling the client security services.  Case closed and a promotion for the traffic cop!  Probably to the squad that sits around all day surfing porn sites (strictly to look for kiddie porn, of course).  The client's good with that as it puts out the story that they were ripped off by a Criminal Mastermind and not some 13-year old kid taking advantage of the client's drooling incompetence.  Too bad for you though. Don’t go hating on the Gubberment; the private parts of the industry are just as bad, if not worse.  If you manage to get a job in IT security you are regarded as an irritating expense who causes security problems by looking for them.  After all, if you hadn’t poked your nose in and found out that the main administrator password was “password” no one would ever have known and we’d be safe.

You can go to jail for even dabbling.  If you notice that a client’s unencrypted credit card database has been uploaded to parts unknown and you tell him he’ll call the cops.  They’ll send out a traffic cop who’ll arrest you as someone with the means and opportunity to have done this and the motive of selling the client security services.  Case closed and a promotion for the traffic cop!  Probably to the squad that sits around all day surfing porn sites (strictly to look for kiddie porn, of course).  The client’s good with that as it puts out the story that they were ripped off by a Criminal Mastermind and not some 13-year old kid taking advantage of the client’s drooling incompetence.  Too bad for you though.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/nsa-built-stuxnet-but-real-trick-is-building-crew-of-hackers.html#comment-1447845 Mister44 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165960#comment-1447845 ...but they're our black hat hackers. …but they’re our black hat hackers.

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