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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. I was a hacker went they weren't mainsream.. by brxndxn · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now everything is hacking.. People use hack like they use fuck. Even Battlestar Galactica combines hack and fuck into frack..

    "What the hack are you hacking doing, you hacking hack!"

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  2. Re:Is Your Son a Computer Hacker? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mod parent troll

  3. 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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  4. 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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