full-disclosure - Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author of Sasser worm

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Message-ID: <1095767810.2078.60.camel@banshee.mythic.magic>
From: lists at ktabic.co.uk (ktabic)
Subject: Scandal: IT Security firm hires the author
	of Sasser worm

On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 11:11 -0700, Harlan Carvey wrote:
>  > Todd...what on earth makes you think they did not? 
> > This is not new behavior...at all.  
> 
> Exactly.  If you don't really believe that the movie
> "Catch me if you can" was based on a true story, check
> out this site:
> http://www.abagnale.com/index2.asp

>From the bottom of that page:

* Mr. Abagnale is not engaged in the security business, but works only
as a lecturer and consultant in the areas described in this website

So, not only is he not emploted by a company working in that field, he
also does not work in that field.
So kinda makes me wonder about how he compares to Securepoint employing
a known virus writer.