The world of HBGary

> The reason why I am frightened is the emergence of a new class of government contractors

How is this new? Haven't government contractors been blowing smoke and mirrors at the government for decades now?

We live in an age now where it's possible for these companies/individuals to be held accountable by undeniable evidence. It's a sign of truly accountable democracy.

What is scary is that exploitation of such companies is possible and is becoming more and more likely to happen (i.e. Wikileaks). People are growing exponentially pissed at the perceived lies and destruction of the US gov't and it's oligarchic overlords. Non-transparency doesn't fly for techies. Just imagine what these script kiddies could do to the likes of Halliburton KBR...that's scary. (in a good way)

This is not news, the business model "Create a scary threat, offer a solution" is old. I would not be surprised if some paleontologist asserted that the first 'sharpened' rock was marketed as a defense against the sabertooth tiger meanace.

post author does not comprehend..the attackers were not bored 'kids' the techniques used are common techniques used by criminal hackers world-wide.

HBGary was incompetent at even the most basic level.