Is This a Wake Up Call for Cyber Crime Experts?

April 20, 2022

Do you want to be an in-demand cyber expert? You can. You can learn what you need by watching, downloading, or paying for online courses. Then go for the real money: Consulting, training, and explaining to law enforcement, intelligence, and security professionals. Easy, right.

Just be selective about your customers.

U.S. Hacker Sentenced to Five Years Following Crypto Lessons in North Korea” reports an actual factual situation involving “expert knowledge.” The write up states:

… crypto currency expert and hacker Virgil Griffith was sentenced to five years in prison this Tuesday for aiding North Korea in avoiding U.S. sanctions. The sentence comes in wake of his participation in a crypto currency-focused conference held in North Korea’s capital city, Pyongyang in April 2019, which the U.S. citizen attended even after being denied a travel permit for the purpose. Griffith pled guilty to conspiracy last year, which accelerated his sentencing.

The original article provides additional information. I just want to focus on the risks of not keeping information confidential and out of certain channels. The issues related to incidents associated with FinFisher, Hacking Team, NSO Group, and other companies have not had much impact on specialized software and services never intended for a nation state at odds with the US or not created for commercial use.

The cyber crime training sector is booming. But certain information can blow up in one’s face. One can recover after five years of rest I suppose. But where was the fabric of clear decision making? In a Pyongyang relaxation spa? Perhaps with McKinsey & Company in Paris, a fave destination for some North Koreans?

Stephen E Arnold, April 20, 2022

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