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I can agree with this, though I’m presumably (based on the language) earlier into my career. The deeply technical parts & the counter culture found in reversing
by rychco 4y ago
I can agree with this, though I’m presumably (based on the language) earlier into my career. The deeply technical parts & the counter culture found in reversing forums & places like DEFCON are still thriving & always awesome.
However, it’s also full of bullshit & marketing that want to convince you that every little technical detail is a vector for a potential cyberattack! You don’t want to be the next business suffering from ransomware gangs, do you? Better purchase our advanced endpoint detection powered by AI/“Neural Networks”, and don’t forget your automated security scanning designed with ChatGPT and quantum encrypted database backups to stop the Chinese/Russian state actors/hackers in their tracks!
- insanitybit 4y agoI only mean to say that the counter culture is there relative to software devs. It's depressing how far from its roots infosec has made it. BlackHat is a great example - it's a fed conference. In terms of the explosion in products, sure. But that doesn't apply to the technical people. There are lots of problems because there's a large market solving a complex problem. If you're actually talking to technical people they can be of a pretty high calibur.
- honkler 4y agoThis could be because product development is much more quantifiable, while infosec is not. This means the grift can continue for a long time, before an actual ransomware incident happens and the team gets fired. Afterall many of the recent companies that were hacked had contracts with cyber defense firms, but they were just too busy posting memes on social media. Side note: you should read my other comment on this thread.