REPOST: Ode to Security Researchers

REPOST: Ode to Security Researchers:

After reading some articles (not only: ‘Linux Ignored, Not Immune,’ Says Hacker Contest Sponsor), I have decided to repost a previous entry ;-) In my opinion, the same applies to some journalists, bloggers, software developers, et cetera…

By Martin Pittenauer – 0×2a: Ode to security researchers

 “Dear security researchers, that…

• don’t prance around like a pwnie over every 0day
• value responsibility and public interests over your own ego
• have grown up
• don’t complain about people who haven’t, all the time
• understand software development processes and the meaning of “trivial”
• don’t insist on being baby-sitted 24/7 by $BIG_COMPANY
• aren’t at the center of the universe
• can resist making cheap jokes
• have written code worth mentioning, to broaden your horizon
• can make their outcome without having to pimp their personality, sell stuff to questionable characters or use tactics akin to extortion
• face discussion instead of declaring everybody else stupid
• don’t try so very hard to be a cool kid

…, I wish there were more of you.”

Well, as an open-mined person, I have decided to transcript this to your consideration…

The act of breaking into a computer system… (Ken Thompson)

Ken Thompson’s quote: “The act of breaking into a computer system has to have the same social stigma as breaking into a neighbor’s house.” (1984).

Nowadays, this and such an others similar “behaviours” are considered crimes in most of the UE countries. We think that what is a crime in the “real” life have to be also a crime in the “digital-virtual” life –when possible.

I say it, just in case –there are a lot of “special” people out there. :))

But Ken Thompson –father of UNIX–, said much more a lot of time ago (1984)…

Reflections on Trusting Trust
Ken Thompson

Another one to think about it…

Ode to security researchers

Martin Pittenauer – 0×2a: Ode to security researchers

“Dear security researchers, that…

• don’t prance around like a pwnie over every 0day
• value responsibility and public interests over your own ego
• have grown up
• don’t complain about people who haven’t, all the time
• understand software development processes and the meaning of “trivial”
• don’t insist on being baby-sitted 24/7 by $BIG_COMPANY
• aren’t at the center of the universe
• can resist making cheap jokes
• have written code worth mentioning, to broaden your horizon
• can make their outcome without having to pimp their personality, sell stuff to questionable characters or use tactics akin to extortion
• face discussion instead of declaring everybody else stupid
• don’t try so very hard to be a cool kid

…, I wish there were more of you.”

Well, as an open-mined person, I have decided to transcript this to your consideration…