I view this the same as any other situation that has come up over the years about hiring hackers. Most companies have no problem hiring hackers if there is not an available criminal record on you -- there are countless examples of this, by the so-called "we don't hire hacker" companies. They don't want a list of excuses why they can't hire the best person for the job. They need someone with experience, but where does that experience come from -- writing sort algorithms in a college CS class? Of course not. If there is no court document on you, then there is no problem -- everything else is he-said, she-said. Ira hires who he believes is fit for the job. This puts him legally in the clear and allows him to acquire the bodies to perform the job best. Ira doesn't need a witty comeback to Mitnick's half-cocked bullshit.
Ira has continually viewed the hacking scene as "running scripts doesn't make you a hacker", and "the willingness to commit a criminal act doesn't make you a hacker, it makes you a criminal", so it's rather petty for him to need a witty comeback to Mitnick's crying game. I find Mitnick's attitude pretty shameful in a public forum. Whine whine call other people names -- real professional. I can't believe this portrayal happened at RSA -- I could believe it in other forums -- how disappointing.
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I view this the same as any other situation that has come up over the years about hiring hackers. Most companies have no problem hiring hackers if there is not an available criminal record on you -- there are countless examples of this, by the so-called "we don't hire hacker" companies. They don't want a list of excuses why they can't hire the best person for the job. They need someone with experience, but where does that experience come from -- writing sort algorithms in a college CS class? Of course not. If there is no court document on you, then there is no problem -- everything else is he-said, she-said. Ira hires who he believes is fit for the job. This puts him legally in the clear and allows him to acquire the bodies to perform the job best. Ira doesn't need a witty comeback to Mitnick's half-cocked bullshit. Ira has continually viewed the hacking scene as "running scripts doesn't make you a hacker", and "the willingness to commit a criminal act doesn't make you a hacker, it makes you a criminal", so it's rather petty for him to need a witty comeback to Mitnick's crying game. I find Mitnick's attitude pretty shameful in a public forum. Whine whine call other people names -- real professional. I can't believe this portrayal happened at RSA -- I could believe it in other forums -- how disappointing.