Crossing the Line: Ethics for the Security Professional

We often hear of the 'hacker' (A) who breaks into a system and steals credit card numbers releases a destructive worm or maybe defaces a website. What do you think about his actions? Are they ethical? Unethical? I think most of us would agree that this constitutes unethical behavior. What about us...

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Scott Carle

March 21, 2003

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