Internet Crime Focus of Black Hat Europe 56
kierny writes "'The Internet needs crime,' said renowned cryptographer Whitfield Diffie, kicking off the Black Hat Europe conference in Amsterdam. His analysis — that there can't be good guys without bad guys — helps explain not just the rise of black hat hackers and, more recently, hacktivism, but signals that the information security profession will continue to not just be relevant, but demanded, especially as the number of data-spewing devices increases exponentially."
every article needs a first post (Score:5, Funny)
so then we can have replies.
Re:Good can exist without evil (Score:5, Funny)
Then, where is the bad guy in this example?
The car driver coming down the street at 200mph. Without him, there'd be no need to help the old lady across the street in the first place, she could do it alone.
QED.
Re:Good can exist without evil (Score:4, Funny)
It need not be an evil person driving a car. In this closed system it could just be another old person driving a Buick. The old person is not evil, just too old to be driving.
The Buick may be evil. We can't be sure. At least it's not a Lincoln Town Car - those things are downright Satanic.