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Everyone Is A Hacker In Training

Posted by Zonk on from the commentary-from-the-unique dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michal Zalewski was recently interviewed by O'Reilly's Onlamp. During the interview, he stated a belief that hacking is a state of mind. From the article: 'I don't think that (good) hackers have any special, hardwired mental abilities or specific personality traits, and I do believe you can easily learn to think like a hacker, even when you come from a different background.'" The interview goes on to discuss the overall need for better security in protocols and communications.

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  1. He's Wrong Of Course by Jose-S · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Biology plays a significant role in one's abilities, perhaps 95%. I could do bike training for 10 hours a day 10 years and not be anywhere near Lans Armstrong's abilities in that area.

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  2. I AM NOT A HACKER OR CRACKER by crazy_zulu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just run snort with the acid front-end. I just grep the logs and take advantage of who-ever is scanning my box[infected with Codered, UPnP or what-ever] my english sucks but my zulu rocks

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