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From today’s news “Twitter worm author gets a job at exqSoft Solutions“

We often heard this kind of news from celebrities (hollywood stars, sports and social networks like youtube) but not for people commiting cyber crime. This is an alarming trend.

I’ve immediately searched if there’s a psychology research on this area, and here’s interesting info I’ve got:

“adolescents engage in bad behaviour because they find benefits — such as the immediate gratification of peer acceptance — are worth the risks.”  as published in journal Psychological Science.

No doubt, the 17 yrs old Twitter worm/spreader author landed a job. 

In Information Security this is absolutely not acceptable. Imagine an additional attack vector coming from this stream?

I was walking and looking around in an art gallery when fond thoughts came in - I was starring and imagining what if I am in a gallery of  malware digital art collection.  That would be sweet!  A researcher becoming artist by creating visual arts from the virus code.

Interestingly, this week Symantec’s MessageLabs will showcase 20 digital malware snapshot/pictures as part of 2009 RSA Conference.  It seems that my fond thoughts wasn’t far from reality.

More images/info published @ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Symantec-Showcases-Digital-Malware-Snapshots-for-2009-RSA-Conference-164639/