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Re: Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author of Sasser worm
From: Barry Fitzgerald <bkfsec () sdf lonestar org>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:24:40 -0400
Larry Seltzer wrote:
Some would say that the banking system was low hanging fruit. I'm not assailing Abagnale nor his actions, but let's separate hollywood from reality a bit. The guy, for all intents and purposes, was a forger and an identity thief. Though he was very good at it, forging documents isn't THAT difficult and identity theft can't be considered appropriate in any sense, no matter how well it's done.If you don't really believe that the movie "Catch me if you can" wasbased on a true story, check out this site:http://www.abagnale.com/index2.aspI don't want to put words in anyone's mouth, but I hope we're not comparing a genius like Abagnale to vandal like Jaschan, who only ever picked low-hanging fruit. Personally I think hiring a sociopath like Jaschan diminishes a company and I wouldn't trust them.
Abagnale was very smart, but Harlan's comparrison stands. I'm not defending Jaschan either, but last I knew Jaschan wasn't diagnosed as being a sociopath - so why slander the man (Mr. "journalist")? He wrote a worm. Big freaking deal. It's not an endearing quality but it's also not like he's Hitler or something. Let's put things in perspective here.
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