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GOBBLES is calling out Dr. Neal Krawetz.


From: <gobbles () hushmail com>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:54:07 -0400

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Dear fans,

Below is an email we sent to Dr. Neal Krawetz, author of
"who_is_n3td3v.pdf", a document that uses flawed logic to "prove"
that GOBBLES Security members are behind the alias n3td3v, which
obviously is not true.  We have tried numerous times to establish
contact with the good doctor, and to have him publish an apology
and retract his libelous allegations.  He is however adamant in his
position that he is correct, and refuses to entertain any evidence
presented that proves his conclusions contrary.

Since he is no longer answering our emails, and authoring articles
on the subject of internet character defamation for securityfocus,
we have no choice but to call him on his bullshit publicly.

If you run a security conference and would like to provide the
venue for the challenge described below, please contact us
immediately.

For the record, we have never had anything to do with the online
identity n3td3v, and to our collective knowledge have had no
contact in any way with the individual(s) behind the alias.  Also
for the record, Neal Krawetz is an academic fraud who cannot cite
the source of the axioms he constantly refers to, since the basis
of all his research is clearly horseshit.

In God We Trust,
GOBBLES Security


Neal,

Since you have forced us out of retirement, perhaps you would be
interested in helping us back into retirement?

A proposal is in the works for an upcoming security conference (no,
we haven't decided which yet - perhaps we can publish the proposal
then see which organizers make the best offer to us?) where we send
a representative (from our defunct, dissolved, and otherwise
nonexistent organization) to the conference to meet with you, in
person.  The conference organizer will be responsible for providing
an unbiased polygraph and polygraph technician.

There should be two rounds to the presentation.  Round one is with
our representative taking the polygraph, with you administrating
the questions.  The realm of questioning shall be strictly limited
to your observations and conclusions from your paper.  This seems
like the best way to put your methodology to the test, because
otherwise it's simply a game of heresy and you'll continue to take
the upper ground because there simply is no way to prove or
disprove your claims.

The second round will be with you taking the polygraph, and our
representative administering the questions.  Again, the scope of
the questioning will be strictly limited to your work, your
confidence in your observations, and those sorts of things.  We
will not make this a personal attack of any sort, and expect the
same level of professionalism from you.

Perhaps we should send lists of questions directly to the
conference organizer, who can review and censor the questions as
deemed appropriate, that way neither you or our representative can
blindside with unfair questions that are not a part of the
presentation.

After both rounds of questioning, the polygraph technician can then
draw conclusions from their tests, and declare Gobbles Security or
Neal Krawetz as the winner of the scientific challenge.

To the victor goes the spoils, and if our representative indeed
wins this contest, and proves by scientific measure your research
and conclusions are absolutely wrong, we want you to surrender your
Texas A&M supplied PhD.

If you win, we are not sure what you would want as a prize from us,
so we will leave that up to you.  Along with your demands, we will
also resign and dissolve once again, and promise to never be heard
from again.  If you are the victor, you will have defeated the evil
hackers and made the interweb a much safer place!  You will be a
hero to the masses, and have the title of "Greatest Computer
Security Hero" for the rest of your life!

So, are you game?  Do you have confidence in your scientific
process, claims, and conclusions?  Are you willing to put yourself
to the test, in a public forum?

Please let us know within one calender week from today (10/4/2007)
so we can progress!  There will be a lot of planning that both
parties will need to do, so let's get moving on this ASAP!

Thank you for your time,
Gobbles Security

:)
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