A primer on dealing with the media as a hacker, and dealing with hackers as the media

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By Steve Ragan
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CSO
July 23, 2015

Next month, thousands of hackers will travel to Las Vegas, and hundreds of 
journalists are going follow them. The adversarial relationship between 
hackers and the press has existed for years, but there are ways to 
navigate the playing field and strike a balance

The idea for this post came from two places; Twitter and a blog post by 
Violet Blue over at Rapid7. The Rapid7 post has a lot of great advice for 
Black Hat and dealing with the media on a corporate level. It's a smart 
post, and it's something you should read either before or after reading 
this article. I'd also like to point out two additional sources from Uli 
Ries and The Grugq.

For the hackers:

Not everyone in the media is your enemy, but – and be real clear about 
this – they're not your friends either.

They're working stiffs, and like you they have a job with demands, unique 
pressures, and stress. For you, hacking is a way of life – it's who you 
are. That mindset is the same for journalists.

Granted, there's nothing wrong with having friends in the media, in fact 
it's helpful at times, but there needs to be a level of trust that exists 
in that relationship and trust is earned – even among friends.

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