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Exploring the Lives of Capture the Flag Champions in Cybersecurity

They're a brash, fun-loving lot who revel in their notoriety as two-time champions of Capture the Flag, the Daytona 500 of the computer underground. They also enjoy a measure of renown as hosts of a celebrated bacchanal-a combination trivia contest and . . . . They're a brash, fun-loving lot who revel in their notoriety as two-time champions of Capture the Flag, the Daytona 500 of the computer underground. They also enjoy a measure of renown as hosts of a celebrated bacchanal-a combination trivia contest and Animal House-style beer blast-at Def Con, the annual hacker convention. In their civilian lives, however, these self-taught technophiles make a mint locking down servers and designing hard-to-crack networks. Publicly, Corporate America expresses nothing but scorn for the denizens of this wired-world counterculture. Yet the Ghetto Hackers and their ilk are coveted-if controversial-players in the battle against cybercrime. While most of the major security firms insist on a hacker-free work force, even flaunting their purity in sales pitches, a host of smaller shops are scrambling to enlist the assistance of Eller and his associates. They reason that hacker talent of their high caliber is too precious to ignore. The link for this article located at Business 2.0 is no longer available. . An intriguing exploration of the dual existences of elite tech enthusiasts who safeguard corporate interests while reveling in their clandestine notoriety.. Hacker Culture, Cybersecurity Insights, Network Defense, Capture the Flag Champions. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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