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> Where from and how do they get the knowledge to break in these places being so young? There's a reason they're doing that and someone like Theo de Raadt is b
by TacticalCoder 2y ago
> Where from and how do they get the knowledge to break in these places being so young?
There's a reason they're doing that and someone like Theo de Raadt is bringing us OpenSSH (and OpenBSD).
In computer security defending is much harder than attacking. It's not even comparable seen how gigantic the gap is.
(dark side) Hacking is easy (and, yes, I did it when I was late teenager/early twenty-ager). Protecting stuff is the hard part.
- MrMcCall 2y agoYes, the attacker only has to find one weak point, but the defender must find and fix all weak points.
- jazz9k 2y agoPeople actually good at offensive security (not just script kiddies) are paid much higher salaries than people on the defensive side. Defense isn't actually that difficult. 99% is keeping your software updated and configured correctly with industry standards. Most employees at larger companies are lazy and don't want to take the extra time to make something secure.
- randomcarbloke 2y agoFor every script kiddie there is a box-ticker of a security professional. The actually talented are few and far between.