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Re: 20,000 hackers!
John Young wrote:
> Security experts say US Internet sites are under frequent attack by
> hackers from eastern Europe. But there are also now more than
> 20,000
How do they count them? Do they just add up the subscription list to
"2600" and attendees at CFP & HoHoCon?
> aggressive, deliberately destructive hackers in the US and the number
> is said to be growing at a minimum of 5 per cent per month. Ironically,
> as the number of sophisticated hackers rises, there is a dire shortage
> of computer security professionals.
Is a destructive aggressive hacker who makes money at it a "computer
security professional"? :-)
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