I found this interview with a young woman that made a documentary titled "Hackers are people too". She has some curious viewpoints. The link to the interview is:
http://media.techtarget.com/audioCast/SECURITY/SecurityWireWeekly08132008.mp3
She says numerous times that "hackers are the people protecting you". She says they do this by hacking into systems to expose vulnerabilities. If a company hires you do this, it is a legitimate job, if not, isn't it just crime? Now using this line of thinking: we actually owe a debt to common street thugs, because by robbing us they are actually doing us a favor by exposing the weak spots in our police force! How people justify their atrocious behavior never ceases to amaze me. I guess as a former cop I tend to only see things from a certain vantage point. Anybody have any thoughts.
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Certainly there are ways to check systems for vulnerabilities without breaking in to actual systems. These hackers could be hacking on test systems, in a lab or other places that are legitimate jobs.
ReplyDeleteTry breaking into a bank and then after you are done go tell the cops you did it as a public service...