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Re: Perl Co-inventor Convicted
In article <5ZHC5Pm.cromar@delphi.com>,
scott cromar <cromar@delphi.com> wrote:
>sean@sdg.dra.com (Sean Donelan) writes:
>>Well, I would be a tad upset if I discovered a security guard I had
>>hired was picking locks on the building he was supposed to be guarding.
>
>I don't think that the security guard analogy works. A computer security
>expert is supposed to do more than merely sit around watching the console
>screen waiting for a hacker attack.
>
>A better analogy is that of a security consultant who makes recommendations
>about how to implement better site security (what types of burglar alarms
>to install, etc).
Was he in fact employed by Intel as a security consultant? If he
was, then Intel's clearly completely in the wrong. Was he employed
by Intel as a sysadmin?
And yes, the damages are ridiculous in any case.
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