The Hack Report has an interview with Honeynet Founder Lance Spitzner where he gets to re-hash what we know about the bad guys: yes they are after your computer, they are in it for the money now and no, there’s nothing law enforcement can do.
And, of course, someone in the comments speaks up and denounces the use of the word ?Hacker? for the bad guys, since ?Hacker? really means ?One who is proficient at using or programming a computer? etc. etc. Of course I agree with this, but it’s too late to shut the barn door.
Give it up. The linguistic battle has been lost: in the eyes of the general public and the industry, ?Hacker? means you’re breaking stuff. End of story. Instead of mincing over words, let’s concentrate on actually fighting the bad guys. What we need is a new moniker for the ethical, the good guy hacker. Let’s rally under a new banner! From now on, the good guys should consider themselves ?CyberPonies?.
