Tag: Rebuttal

  • In Response To: Bring in the Cyberpolice

    [This was originally published on Aviary Magazine and mirrored on attrition.org.] Original Article: Bring in the Cyberpolice by Christopher Watts Forbes, November 1, 1999 page 112 Warning and Disclaimer Every once in a while a new article comes across my desk that I just have to respond to. In most cases I try to present…

  • In Response To: Unplugged! The biggest hack in history

    [This was originally published in Aviary Magazine and mirrored on attrition.org.] Original Articlehttp://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2345639-2,00.htmlBy John Simons, WSJ Interactive EditionOctober 1, 1999 8:54 AM PT The Phonemasters and I In 1994, I was learning as much about computers and telephony as I could possibly take in. Had an extra 500 page manual? I’d digest it in days.…

  • In Response To: Hackers in the Workplace

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] On June 2nd, Bob Sullivan released an excellent MSNBC article entitled “Perils of moonlighting as a hacker”. This article opens with information on a Microsoft employee who found himself on the wrong side of anFBI raid. Sullivan goes on to question “Are hackers working all over the software industry?”…