Re: Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author of Sasser worm

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

cool, another proponent of hiring criminals for security, might as well
have reduced it to two words, Kevin Mitnick, at least then folks would
have gotten a chuckle out of your reply! <gryn>.

If we are going to just end up hiring these common criminals, why even try
them in court?  We might as well tell the lamers to just insert then
resumes into their bits of nasty code so they can be sought out directly.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne


On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Gregory A. Gilliss wrote:

> Mr. Thomas,
>
> Oh, do shut up! Three words: Robert Morris Junior!
>
> -- Greg
>
> On or about 2004.09.20 11:21:23 +0000, Feher Tamas (etomcat () freemail hu) said:
>
> > 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.
> >
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