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Hire an Embezzler?
Actually, I WOULD consider hiring an embezzler as an
accountant!

This is assuming I was in charge of a huge chain of hotels, for
example.

I might hire a convicted embezzler, assuming he actually had an
MBA.

But I wouldn't trust him. And he wouldn't have account access.
I would hire him to JUST watch for other embezzlers.

He'd be my touchstone. I'd send him around to all the
businesses looking for fraud. With a partner I COULD trust.

And assuming he got any convictions and/or saved me money,
I'd even give him a raise !

But trust him? NO WAY. And that's fine.

In the case of the hacker, again I assume this individual would
have the skills.

And I'd send him around with a 'minder' to check for attacks,
Trojans, weaknesses.

His computer usage would be monitored. His reports to me
would be via typewriter !

But then hey, what do I know? I use Macs, mostly. In my
opinion, if the IT industry really wanted to cut down on exploits,
they'd use Mac OS X Server for their internet gateways.

Hide the PCs behind the Mac OS X Firewall, keep them on
internal networks only.
Posted by: Jkirk3279   Posted on: 09/23/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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You've already hired hackers  chrislovesdana | 09/22/04
Absolutely not!  d_jedi | 09/22/04
exactly...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/22/04
Should we have used German scientests who built the  Laff | 09/23/04
Completely different scenerio..  d_jedi | 09/23/04
Um the question seemed to me hiring someone who  Laff | 09/24/04
bad idea.  xjunglistx | 05/03/05
er...  xjunglistx | 05/03/05
Gee it would be like using software from a convicted monopolist  Richard Flude | 09/22/04
That's why I don't do business with IBM. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/22/04
Huh?  wresnick | 09/23/04
He said a monopoly,...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/04
Dumb thing to say but...  AmusedAtItAll | 09/23/04
Rewarding criminal behavior is just stupid!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/22/04
Stupid for who?  Roger Ramjet | 09/23/04
Everyone of us trying to make the world a decent , safe place.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/04
Then please explain....  AmusedAtItAll | 09/23/04
ah your point?  V Sanders | 09/22/04
Would you hire an embezzler as an accountant?  secureplay_z | 09/23/04
Hire an Embezzler?  Jkirk3279 | 09/23/04
Reason number 1 stands out to me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/23/04
New way to establish credentials--create a killer virus  garydodge7 | 09/23/04
As long as he paid the price for his crime I see no reason for not hiring  voska | 09/23/04
The thing is  d_jedi | 09/23/04
Hacking isn't about the tech  voska | 09/23/04
But the thing is..  d_jedi | 09/24/04
What does this have to do with hackers?  wresnick | 09/23/04
Fiddlesticks  voska | 09/23/04
airlines hire OS  V Sanders | 09/23/04
Seem to forget the other half of the equation  AmusedAtItAll | 09/23/04
Not really relevant here  charlieot | 09/27/04

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