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Why would DEFCON want Aaron Barr on any sort of panel? The guy is at best a hack of a security professional and at worst a complete idiot of a slime ball who do
by djb_hackernews 15y ago
Why would DEFCON want Aaron Barr on any sort of panel? The guy is at best a hack of a security professional and at worst a complete idiot of a slime ball who doesn't understand the first thing about technology.
- jbooth 15y agoIt's sort of like staring at a car wreck as you pass by. Doesn't mean you approve of car wrecks or are glad they happen, but you can't help it.
- artmageddon 15y agoI'm not at all a computer security professional(considering getting into the field, though) but I can't help but wonder if this mars DEFCON's image by having this guy there. I see your car accident analogy, but Aaron's probably accepting money to be on the panel. Why should they pay him when they know his reputation is tarnished?
- jordan0day 15y agoIt's a panel discussion -- you want different viewpoints. Aaron Barr almost certainly has a very interesting viewpoint w.r.t. anonymous and computer security in general, having been on the receiving end of a highly-publicized attack. Sometimes it's just as useful to hear about how something is wrongly done.