http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220832/Former_HBGary_Federal_CEO_Barr_regroups_after_Anonymous By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service October 13, 2011 One might think that former HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr would stay far away from anything associated with the hacking group Anonymous, which waged an embarrassing hacking campaign earlier this year that resulted in his resignation. Barr, who is now director of cybersecurity for a company called Sayres and Associates, dyed his hair blue and mingled with protesters on Wall Street on Sept. 17, an action coordinated by Anonymous, the loose collective known for its cyber -- and increasingly in-person -- protests. "That's fascinating to me," said Barr, a former Navy cryptologist who worked in intelligence, and spoke to IDG News Service on the sidelines of the RSA conference in London. "I see an immense parallel between what is happening right now and the protest movements of the '60s." Attending the demonstration might seem like a bold move for Barr, who was the victim of a fierce retribution campaign on the part of the group in February. At the time, Barr was CEO of HBGary Federal, a small security company. He had been tracking members of Anonymous and planned to expose members of the group during a talk at the Security B-Sides conference in San Francisco that month. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:23:12 PDT
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