5 ms·
Russian government is the blackhat population.
by genter 2y ago
Russian government is the blackhat population.
- TrainedMonkey 2y agoI have a theory that Russians foster black hat population while collecting evidence as a matter of national policy... so they could slowly recruit / quickly gang press talent from. Kind of like strategic reserve of hackers / zero days / etc.
- netsharc 2y agoYeah, a bit like corrupt politicians in China (or anywhere, really), you can be corrupt, but if some other powerful politician doesn't like you, they'll arrest and ruin your life for corruption... Even though maybe the judge and police are also corrupt. Or in Egypt, you have to bribe to get a job as a police officer, your superior expects a tribute each month because his superiors expect one, all the way to the top, so you bully the public for bribes/protection money, that's why the police were so passionate about suppressing anti-government protests during the Arab Spring, their livelihood depended on it. Meanwhile the Egyptian military had its own economy to supply themselves (eg a factory making soap, or bread) and were viewed by the public as trustworthy. All in a fascinating book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622863-thieves-of-state https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622863-thieves-of-stat...
- zer00eyz 2y agoI have worked with a bunch of Russian devs over the last few decades. They really aren't the same group. Black hats (criminals), Government, and commercial devs are pretty distinct, and dont often over lap on a day to day basis. That having been said the government jobs are available to either group (sometimes not by "choice") and there is a revolving door there. It's not so far removed from the university, drug company/reseearch, FDA revolving doors that we have for Drug development in the US.