Tuesday, March 1, 2011

HBGary Federal CEO Steps Down



After the huge embarrassment of HBGary Federal, the security firm that was rocked by the hacking group 'Anonymious', CEO Aaron Barr is stepping down. Barr's personal passwords and his mistake in making them the same for his email and the server were a significant step in the hacking of the company. He says this is a move to allow him and the company to both move forward. You can catch the rest of the story here:
The Article

A few excited posters on slashdot.com pointed to these articles as further justification for the actions of 'Anonymous'. I'm not sure where I stand yet although I think their ability to exicute is awesome. Check these out and see what you decide.

This is what rule of law has accomplished

This is what rule of law asked these scumbags do

And this is in the plans, not to mention DoJ recommended firms to BoA to do this.

1 comment:

  1. this whole thing is awesome, kinda make me want to play robin hood too

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