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Re:Hiring Hackers by tptacek on Thursday June 10, 2010 @09:42AM (#1419986)
You're more likely to hire the wrong person, not less, if you refuse to hire people without certifications. Certifications have been discredited in high-end security.
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Re:Hiring Hackers by _pius on Thursday June 10, 2010 @09:54AM (#1420042)
Discredited amongst the truly high-end for whom Matasano is a household name, sure.

Trust me, though, the Booz Allens and Deloittes are still making tons of money by churning out 25 year olds with Masters degrees in "IT" and GSEC certifications, billing them as "security experts" and parking them in John Q. Federal CSO's office at $600/hour.

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Re:Hiring Hackers by tptacek on Thursday June 10, 2010 @12:47PM (#1420681)
You are right, but having said that, when you are hiring, you want the iSec people of the world, not the mumble mumble's.
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