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I mean — the best cybersecurity experts are often former black- or gray-hat hackers. Hiring people with intimate knowledge of Bad Thing to try to fix Bad Thing
by ketzo 2y ago
I mean — the best cybersecurity experts are often former black- or gray-hat hackers.
Hiring people with intimate knowledge of Bad Thing to try to fix Bad Thing is not necessarily a bad strategy.
Just need them to have very legible incentives. That’s less clear to me in this case.
- daeken 2y agoThe reason we hire established hackers for pentesting/red teaming is because the work is the same no matter which side you're on. This isn't the case with drug distribution or whatnot; like doesn't cure like when it comes to most problems. To me, this is akin to hiring a mass shooter to solve gun violence.