back to article You're a cybercrime kingpin. You need a new evil lackey. How much do you tell them?

Cybercrooks, much like ethical security defenders, are facing a skills crisis and difficulties in recruiting qualified staff. Their attempts to bring workers into criminal organisations leave it possible for experts to learn more about their strategies and tactics, according to new research from threat intelligence firm Digital …

  1. g00se
    Coat

    We're not actually evil

    You're a cybercrime kingpin. You need a new evil lackey. How much do you tell them?

    Err .. "we're called Google"?

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "Cybercrooks, much like ethical security defenders, are facing a skills crisis and difficulties in recruiting qualified staff. "

    Simon Raven wrote a novel "Brother Cain" on that subject. A new recruit was proposed to a non-governmental covert international organisation by his aunt "who knew a man" - and he was taken on without a thorough check of his abilities. In spite of his many previous career failings - he turned out to have some principles about killing people.

    https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Brother_Cain.html?id=Uurt-QZIJe0C&source=kp_cover&hl=en

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I am interested in the role of cybercrime evil lackey

    Please forward a full job description and details of the benefits package. I am only interested in this vacancy if (a) there is a 401k plan and (b) it is only invested in ethical companies. Also, is there an annual Macbook Pro upgrade?

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: I am interested in the role of cybercrime evil lackey

      A hacker using a Mac? You might as well demand Quiche Tuesdays.

      1. anothercynic Silver badge

        Re: I am interested in the role of cybercrime evil lackey

        @Zanzibar, don't be dissin' Quiche Tuesdays!

        And Mac upgrades are essential, man! *channels hipster* ;-)

      2. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: I am interested in the role of cybercrime evil lackey

        "A hacker using a Mac? You might as well demand Quiche Tuesdays."

        May I just reply, "Whoosh--------->"?

  4. Jason Bloomberg Silver badge
    Joke

    Seems what they need is DevOps

    ^ See title

    1. Dan 55 Silver badge

      Re: Seems what they need is DevOps

      This early bird is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his maker...

  5. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

    Pfft.

    Everyone knows the first requirement for henchpersons is "must look good in black".

    1. Peter Simpson 1

      Re: Pfft.

      second requirement: unquestioning obedience (in the face of overwhelming odds, while the Evil Genius runs to his escape pod).

      // if they issue you a red shirt, run away!

      1. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

        Re: Pfft.

        A red shirt is only a problem if you're not the engineer...

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    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Pfft.

      Good in black ? Isn't that Vodafone? I did a gig in their network operations centre recently. I had to wear black there. My accountant wouldn't let me charge the clothes to expenses - spoilsport! Of course I now have plenty of gear if SPECTRE restart recruitment.

    3. ecofeco Silver badge

      Re: Pfft.

      No no. The new look is Verion clothing. Yes, the car.

  6. Christoph

    Have they checked sales of white cats?

  7. NeverMindTheBullocks

    I think the hackers have got at the article

    Considering the atrocious grammar in bits of it.

    1. O RLY

      Re: I think the hackers have got at the article

      Aren't typos just l33t speak? I mean, not in command syntax of course...

  8. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    clueless script kiddies

    would you please make it a little more... vibrant? The "script kiddies", and how useless / clueless they are, pops up so often it makes an impression you forgot what you put in the first paragraph by the beginning of the next.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: clueless script kiddies

      You try writing coherently at 14:07 when you've been in the pub since 10:30.....

  9. Graham Marsden
    Happy

    You need a new evil lackey

    Just as long as you've got plenty of cute yellow Minions ;-)

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