RE: RE: [PHC] Sermon #2: Security Industry

["Schmehl, Paul L" <pauls () utdallas edu>]

OK, I'll play along with this stupidity.  I am neither a black hat or a
white hat or any other hat.  I'm simply a guy who is trying to keep our
network usable and prevent viruses, worms, trojans and hack attacks from
stealing our resources.  I have no allegiance to any security company or
any particular security philosophy, other than I don't think it's right
that people outside our network steal our resources.

As a self-confessed black hat, in your ideal world, how would you help
me stay secure and prevent all the attacks that bludgeon my network?
This is a legitimate question, and I would appreciate a legitimate
answer, rather than the usual blather that has dominated this list.  And
I'm not hiding my name either.

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
TCS Department Coordinator
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Kornblum [mailto:GKornblum () guesswho com] 
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:08 AM
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] RE: [PHC] Sermon #2: Security Industry
>
> This is exactly what I am talking about. They rant about 
> script kids all the way to the bank with the money they just 
> swindled from your company. They created the script kids and 
> we are not them my friend. You are barking up the wrong tree. 
> Oh and no, I am not hiding. That's my real name and addy... 
> Why should I hide from trying to remove the false comfort 
> given by the current security industry. They guard from the 
> flock of drones they created. It's almost sickening.
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