Re: CERT Employee Gets Owned [Way Off Topic]

[KF <dotslash () snosoft com>]

Joshua Thomas wrote:

> I'll remember that when your name is plastered all over the media.
>
> Explain to me how this crime is relevant?
>
> He worked for CERT. Fine. So do a number of other people. Are we going 
> to track all of their civil/criminal legal issues too? Do you believe 
> that his crime puts the reputation of CERT into question, or damages 
> their ability to do good work?
I certainly feel this has no relevance on the quality of work what so 
ever... actually Ian went above and beyond several times in helping us 
out when HP was breathing down our neck. What Ian does / did in his 
spare time should be of no concern to the security industry.

-KF

> The crime was not computer-security related. It was an attempt to 
> exploit another _person_, and the only relationship to computers was 
> the medium of the communication. In short, it's out-of-scope for this 
> list.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joshua Thomas
> Network Operations Engineer
> PowerOne Media, Inc.
> jthomas () poweronemedia com
>
> >If you dont like it, un-subscribe or quit your bitching.  Instead of
> >replying with your lame comments making yourself look like a real ass.
>
> -badpack3t
>
> >> But seriously, sex with minors isn't exactly a parking ticket.
> >
> > But seriously, who cares. This is full-disclosure. Not
> > 
> "people-in-the-security-industry-who-are-accused-of-crimes-that-people-dont- 
>
> > like".
> >
> > Kurt Seifried, kurt () seifried org
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