From jericho at attrition.org  Mon Jul  9 21:32:35 2012
From: jericho at attrition.org (security curmudgeon)
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:32:35 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [attrition] Building A Better Anonymous
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1207092132050.8122@forced.attrition.org>


(Today, Josh and I posted the final installment.)


http://attrition.org/security/rants/building_a_better_anonymous/

Building a Better Anonymous
By Josh Corman & Brian Martin
2011 - 2012

This multi-part article, with original artwork by Mar, is a follow-up to a 
one hour panel discussion at DEFCON 19 titled "'Whoever Fights 
Monsters...' Confronting Aaron Barr, Anonymous and Ourselves" moderated by 
Paul Roberts, discussed by Josh Corman, Brian Martin and Scot Terban. The 
views of the authors are not meant to be a criticism of Anonymous, nor are 
they meant to be encouragement for future criminal activity. It is an 
inevitable fact that Anonymous, or similar groups, will become bigger, 
stronger, and more effective. Discussions on how to build a more potent 
digital hacktivism (illegal hacking to achieve a political goal) group 
have occurred for over a decade. This article will not attempt to 
introduce groundbreaking new ideas, but rather will summarize many 
existing ideas and subject them to analysis from two security 
practitioners on two sides of this issue. If anything, this will serve 
more as a 'Lessons Learned' with the aim of broadening the reader's 
understanding of the topic, while demonstrating that the "problem" is not 
going away; the "problem" is evolving and growing.

When we say "building a better Anonymous", we seek to explore the ideas of 
making such a group truly better. That means better for all parties 
involved; the group, end users, citizens and law enforcement. "Better" 
does not mean more criminal acts in the name of the greater good, it means 
a more efficient organization that can achieve the same results with less 
collateral damage. We envision a group with better defined goals, more 
accountability, a healthy dose of humor and the legendary resolve of the 
sabertooth squirrel. Of course, the chaotic nature of a group such as 
Anonymous means that any hopes of improvement will likely come in the form 
of small numbers of members guiding the rest toward these goals.

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From jericho at attrition.org  Tue Jul 10 13:41:47 2012
From: jericho at attrition.org (security curmudgeon)
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:41:47 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [attrition] DEF CON's "Recognize Awards" - 2012 - Public
	Nominations (fwd)
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1207101341360.8122@forced.attrition.org>



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: InfoSec News <alerts at infosecnews.org>

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DC20awards

DEF CON is taking nominations for the following categories of awards. 
Voting for the actual nominated names will not be conducted here, on 
Survey Monkey. Instead, we'll have active voting, on-site, during the 
Recognize Awards ceremony. Audience participation is encouraged. In the 
meantime, we invite you to submit your nominations for each award category 
defined in this survey.

Rules for Nomination:

1) Nominations must be legitimate nominations. That's to say, they must 
not simply be a joke intended to get people to think you're funny because 
you lack the necessary social skills to have friend in real life.

2) You must supply appropriate rationale for your nomination. Tell us WHY 
you think this person/story/thing deserves to be "Recognized" by DEF CON. 
Nominations without this information will NOT be considered.

3) These are nominations only. Voting will be conducted during the 
conference. So if you're really intent on your nomination winning the 
award, you should attend the Recognize Award Ceremony.

4) Nominations must be submitted no later than midnight, Las Vegas time, 
on July 10th, 2012, to be considered for inclusion. Late entries will not 
be considered.

5) You do not have to provide a nomination for every category.

Nominations will be reviewed by the DEF CON Awards Committee, with the 
most relevant being presented for voting during the conference. The better 
your case for your nominee, the more information we'll have to make an 
informed decision. Be sure to include links to stories, news, or other 
items that help justify your nomination!

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