H - Hacktivism

What a year for hacktivism!

Yes, that cute play on words is what we are calling it.  Hacking + activism. 

There have been several groups who really fucked up stuff for a lot of people and places.  Guess what.  When you fuck with a group of people who are smarter than you and understand how to get into systems where you store sensitive data... they will get it.  It is hard to take down a collective of people who are that much smarter than all of you.  Moreover, why are you not EMPLOYING these people to watch your ass?  That's what I would do.

You bet your ass if I had pull or authority that I'd have these Anonymous guys on my payroll.  I'd have them on speed dial and helping me solve my issues and also watching my back.  These guys are duping everyone.  They are getting into systems that are on STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.  They are just walking in and taking information.  You let them have it by not protecting it.  It's reallllllly fucking sad.  I probably have my PC locked up better than some of these place.  Places that house YOUR data.  Your sensitive information.  It's fucking pathetic.  Don't blame them for getting it, blame the inept assholes for not tightening up security.  

We live in a time where security is expensive and people cut corners.  Think of it like this: would you put all of your nicest things in a room without a lock in a house full of thieves?  No, of course not.  This is what they are essentially doing.  Taking your information and then not protecting it.  They assume that people won't want it or that someone isn't going to try for it.  That hasn't worked out so well.

Anonymous is doing more than stealing information, they are giving it away.  They are standing up for what they believe in by doing these things.  This isn't just a group of hateful hackers, these guys care about what our world is becoming.  I think we may finally be at a turning point in our culture.  Now you need to fear the nerds.  It's not just the hippies in the streets, it's the bespectacled folks in the basement.  Good luck hiding anything anymore. =)