Comments on: VoIP Hacker Goes to Jail http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/ Collective thoughts and musings on the state of VoIP security today. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shawn Merdinger http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102828 Shawn Merdinger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:52:47 +0000 http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102828 But look how much money he'll make when he gets out of jail...damn, why did I waste so much time in school and working my way up through the ranks of poorly managed vendor security teams...seems being unthical, a criminal and doing a stint in jail is easier and provides a better pay-off. http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/09/would_you_hire.html So what's a mega geek to do when he gets out of prison? Moore told me his path is pretty much laid out. He wants to work for a security company and he thinks the stolen VoIP operation and his time served will be the calling card that opens those corporate doors for him. "The cool thing about cybercrime is when you get this much publicity it's pretty much like a resume when you get out," said Moore, who hasn't gone to college and doesn't hold a degree. "When they say, 'Where's your degree?,' you just show them your prison record. --scm But look how much money he’ll make when he gets out of jail…damn, why did I waste so much time in school and working my way up through the ranks of poorly managed vendor security teams…seems being unthical, a criminal and doing a stint in jail is easier and provides a better pay-off.

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/09/would_you_hire.html

So what’s a mega geek to do when he gets out of prison? Moore told me his path is pretty much laid out. He wants to work for a security company and he thinks the stolen VoIP operation and his time served will be the calling card that opens those corporate doors for him.

“The cool thing about cybercrime is when you get this much publicity it’s pretty much like a resume when you get out,” said Moore, who hasn’t gone to college and doesn’t hold a degree. “When they say, ‘Where’s your degree?,’ you just show them your prison record.

–scm

]]> By: Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102532 Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:55:56 +0000 http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102532 <strong>Blue Box #68: Top 14 VoIP Vulnerabilities, Asterisk security, VoIP hacker, IMS, P2P, Skype, industry moves, VoIP security news, listener comments and more... ...</strong> Synopsis:Blue Box #68: Top 14 VoIP Vulnerabilities, Asterisk security, VoIP hacker, IMS, P2P, Skype, industry moves, VoIP security news, listener comments and more... Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #67, a 46-minute podcast from Dan York... Blue Box #68: Top 14 VoIP Vulnerabilities, Asterisk security, VoIP hacker, IMS, P2P, Skype, industry moves, VoIP security news, listener comments and more… …

Synopsis:Blue Box #68: Top 14 VoIP Vulnerabilities, Asterisk security, VoIP hacker, IMS, P2P, Skype, industry moves, VoIP security news, listener comments and more… Welcome to Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast #67, a 46-minute podcast from Dan York…

]]> By: Dan York http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102351 Dan York Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:52:34 +0000 http://voipsa.org/blog/2007/09/28/voip-hacker-goes-to-jail/#comment-102351 Martyn, I'll note that people can listen to an interview that Jason Huffman and I did with Robert Moore as part of the Telecom Junkies series at: http://www.thevoicereport.com/TelecomJunkiesArchive-VoIPHacker.html Martyn, I’ll note that people can listen to an interview that Jason Huffman and I did with Robert Moore as part of the Telecom Junkies series at: http://www.thevoicereport.com/TelecomJunkiesArchive-VoIPHacker.html

]]>