Information security sellout or burnout? The hype/buzz around the infosec sellout blog has died down now, with the apparent spammer compromise of the blogspot account where posts were made.. kind of a shame, considering the sketchy yet entertaining nature of the character(s) making posts.
Truth be told, I don't think there are sell outs anymore in infosec. All the good people from way-back who would sell out have already sold out, and anyone else is too new to have been anything other than an industry whore. The sad part is now we're in the age of the burnouts. The burnouts are both the sellouts aswell as those who with-held from sacrificing their pride. The hacker rockstars who molded the very industry by revolutionizing how security is perceived, now so sick of the bullshit that they don't even touch computers anymore. It is a tragedy of sorts. I find myself meeting up and talking with legends who have re-aligned their life interests, changing how they want to live -- abandoning security altogether. With the commercialized snake-oil, branded bullshit selling off the shelves (John-Joe Pentest and Company), and lawsuits against anyone doing anything interesting (Apple, Apple, and Apple), there just isn't enough room for any truly talented hackers. Smoke crack.
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