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I did not say that clearly. I mean if you like breaking things for fun, work for a digital security company and get paid to do it. Be the guy who is paid to do
by johnnyg 12y ago
I did not say that clearly.
I mean if you like breaking things for fun, work for a digital security company and get paid to do it. Be the guy who is paid to do penetration tests and the like.
That's "Black Hat" work turned to the good.
- diminoten 12y agoAh, no worries. To be fair, he's more or less already a "black hat" insofar that he's profited off of the arguably illegal use of computer systems. I wouldn't be so hasty to dismiss HN's attitude towards his previous company -- I think if he tries to get a job and cites his "dupe" work, he's going to be surprised how few folks will be willing to work with him. I work for a security firm (FireEye, woo we're hiring!) and while I'm not specifically on the consulting side, I get the sense that it's a very straight-laced bunch of folks who take their jobs incredibly seriously. You don't want to walk into an interview with a guy who works with the FBI on the regular and confess to constantly, repeatedly, and profitably committing a computer crime. It's just not going to work well for you, all moralization aside.
- cortesoft 12y agoI think you mean "White Hat"