Re: Identifying passion for security?

["Justin Lintz" <jlintz () gmail com>]

I guess one standout of someone who is passionate about security could
be they are writing papers or giving talks at conferences.  Having
their own lab at home to do testing on.  An understanding of the lower
level side of things, not just what tools they use, but if they
actually know how and why the tools they use work the way they do.

On 12/1/06, andy cuff <lists () securitywizardry com> wrote:
> Evening,
> Showing my age I'm finding it increasingly difficult to find security geeks who
> are truly passionate about security.  There seems to be a recent trend in
> unpassionate people chasing either the money, an easy ride or something that
> isn't as dull as network or system administration.
> So how would you identify passion quickly, personally I like what cons have you
> been to? If they are passionate but poor they would reply none but I'd like
> to ....  What books have they bought,    what tools do they use    what sites
> do they visit      email them at night and see how long it takes them to reply
>
> what else?
>
>
> --
> Andy Cuff
> Computer Network Defence Ltd
> www.SecurityWizardry.com


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- Justin Lintz

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