Hacking
Hacking
and the Security Professional: I've been maliciously hacked a few times
(that I know of). Being hit by a criminal hacker (cracker) may not be desirable,
but one can learn from it (and even get
the cracker back with some determination). The best way to learn is to put hacking
into practice.
Unfortunately, a lot of "information security professionals" don't know anything about what hacking is or what hackers are all about. The term "hacker" is not always a criminal activity. Information Security professionals should have exposure to hacking like cops have exposure to drugs and knowlege of physical security weaknesses. Of course, some information security professionals don't have anything to do with hacking or anything technical (as Martin McKeay has pointed out to me). Hacking is about knowing a system well enough to enhance or bypass certain features.
Furthermore, even if you are absolutely convinced that all "hackers" are bad (in accordance with Big Media's use of the word) one should still be knowlegable of hacking because all Security Professionals (including cops, investigators, even Infantry) should know their enemies and their enemies tactics. Like a detective knowing the criminal mind.
It was Sun Tzu, ancient Chinese warrior, author of The Art of War, that
said that you must "know your enemy" before going into battle.
If "you know your enemy and know yourself," he wrote, "you
need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu went on to
say, "If you know yourself but not the enemy, every victory gained
you will also suffer a defeat. "
And that is why I love going to Defcon. There is every spectrum of computer security aficionado. From brilliant white hats trying awakening the masses by pointing out security vulnerabilities to evil black hats dreadfully close to winning the title 'domestic terrorist' (as defined by the Patriot Act I).
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