Hackers, computer security managers and law enforcement officials teamed up at this week's Black Hat Briefings conference to discuss their respective roles in securing the Internet and to urge attendees who engage in hacking activities to stay on the right side . . .
Hackers, computer security managers and law enforcement officials teamed up at this week's Black Hat Briefings conference to discuss their respective roles in securing the Internet and to urge attendees who engage in hacking activities to stay on the right side of the law.

"The elite are not those who destroy or cause havoc in cyberspace, but rather [those who work] to protect the Net," said Kevin Manson, a senior instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Financial Fraud Institute, during a keynote speech yesterday morning at the fourth annual Black Hat gathering.

Even the Attrition.org hacking group, which had run-ins with legal authorities in the past, discussed the legal and ethical lessons that were learned during the three years it posted mirror images of Internet defacements on its Web site. Attrition.org members offered plenty of advice about how to stay within the bounds of the law, even if authorities don't like what you do.

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