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September 19, 2004
Sasser Netsky virus coder lands job with security firm
A German teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm that infected millions of computers around the world is being taught to become a security software programmer, the company that hired him said on Friday. Eighteen-year-old Sven Jaschan has been taken on by the Securepoint computer firm based in Lueneburg, northern Germany and is being trained to make firewalls, which stop suspect files from entering computer systems. "He has a certain know-how in this field," a company spokesman said.
Jaschan has been charged with computer sabotage, data manipulation and disruption of public systems for allegedly hatching the Sasser worm. The Sasser worm struck on May 1, and in less than a week affected thousands of companies, forcing some businesses to shut temporarily in order to debug their systems. Securepoint director Lutz Hausmann said the teenager had told him during a job interview that he only became really aware of the consequences of his actions after it was too late. "He deserves a chance," Hausmann said. German authorities believe Jaschan may also be behind another destructive worm named NetSky, which surfaced in February.
Click here to read the original article at SMH.com.au
Here is a link to the folks at SecurePoint in case you are curious...
Tee hee... yes he does have 'a certain know-how in this field' but I don't know if that really is sufficient for landing a job with a security firm.... It strikes me as saying something like a rapist has ' a certain know-how ' that would qualify them for a job as a gynecologist... I don't think I would recommend my girlfriend go there for an examination though....
Posted by Ryan at September 19, 2004 10:57 PM