Re: Former Hacker's Intro
J.R.Valverde (JRVALVERDE@Samba.cnb.uam.es)
Wed, 21 Feb 1996 8:22:45 +0100 (WET)
>computer criminal as a computer security expert = or in other words that
>people with a track record of honesty should not be given priority over
>people with a track record of dishonesty when hiring for jobs in
>computer security.
>
I am human, Socrates is human, ergo I am Socrates.
I guess that the actual real opinion is that someone who's paid his
or her debit to society should not be discriminated. I guess that as no one
should be discriminated for being a woman, black or gipsy.
With respect to priority, that's quite another, unrelated matter: as
for me I would first look at their capabilities and track records to find
how well they fit to my needs. One thing you can be sure: I will always
give precedence to a knowledgeable person, with good disposition than to
a schmuck with lower knowledge that doesn't really want the job.
It's not as simple as labelling people as "criminals" and cutting
off all their hair burning a lis flower on their shoulder for their full
lifes. Hiring people requires taking into account a lot more factors as
their reliability (lower on crackers), knowledge, relational abilities,
interest, salary expectancies, creativity, etc...
>In my opinion, this demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding
>about the goal of computer security, and it further rewards people
>
But maybe reflects a better understanding of human beings, and
how to reach computer security goals. Which is quite another matter
(marketing, management, politics, economics...).
And isn't there a security risk too in being too simplistic?
jr
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