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Mitnick on OSS

Posted by Hemos on from the hacking-it-out dept.

comforteagle writes "Infamous cracker Kevin Mitnick (turned security consultant) has come out to say that he'd prefer to 'hack' open source code vs proprietary closed code. "Mitnick says that open source software is easier to analyse for security holes, since you can see the code. Proprietary software, on the other hand, requires either reverse engineering, getting your hands on illicit copies of the source code, or using a technique called 'fuzzing'." He further says that open source is more secure, but leaves you wondering questions if enough people are really interested in securing open source code."

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  1. Re:Master of the obvious! by erick99 · · Score: -1, Troll

    So many clever comments disguising so much . . . well . . . envy.

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  2. Beloved? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Mitnick is a fucking idiot. Calling that fuck-nugget a Hacker is a fucking travesty; it's like calling Kevin Warwick an leading figure in AI. Mitnick couldn't "hack" his fucking lawn; hence his amazing technical "insights" like these. The guy was caught, which just goes to show how good he is.

  3. But of course by Billosaur · · Score: -1, Troll
    Currently he's penning an autobiography to clear up some myths about himself.

    Myths such as: he's a hacker, that he perpetrated any fraud or crime, and that he likes cats, and his wife Muffy is *not* actually a lesbian.

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  4. Re:Master of the obvious! by erick99 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think the parent, and many others, wish they had some fame, a good job, and other such things. Nice try, though.

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  5. mitnick == god? by Jacek+Poplawski · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is this idiot some kind of god for all you kids? Who cares what such pathetic person have to say about Open Source or Free Software?