It isn't too surprising that some companies hire former script kiddies to manage their security. This is just the sort of macho capitalist move that large corporations love-- "we can buy out our enemies!" Bad move, but not surprising. There's no way for these companies to get rid of workers like that, and an admin who uses tactics discussed in the article can probably extort whatever sort of salary he or she wants from the company.
This is basic, first-day-of-school security-- beware the disgruntled employee.
I think this represents a minority of the security community, though. There are CTOs that can make intellegent hiring decisions, and a good security person can handle their *personal* insecurities.
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It isn't too surprising that some companies hire former script kiddies to manage their security. This is just the sort of macho capitalist move that large corporations love-- "we can buy out our enemies!" Bad move, but not surprising. There's no way for these companies to get rid of workers like that, and an admin who uses tactics discussed in the article can probably extort whatever sort of salary he or she wants from the company.
This is basic, first-day-of-school security-- beware the disgruntled employee.
I think this represents a minority of the security community, though. There are CTOs that can make intellegent hiring decisions, and a good security person can handle their *personal* insecurities.
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