IRC, corporate nets and the undergound economy

So I got this new job. In fact right now I'm doing the 212 hustle. I like it. I can instant message my boss on a corporate network rather than IRC. That's a good thing.

Although I never have worked for anyone on IRC, it clearly is a venue for those without ethics and conscience to find work. It's even worse when I realize the symbiosis between corporate America and underground commerce.

I'm not really sure what to make of it. Organized crime is dependent on a functional technology and business infrastructure to conduct criminal business. It's all about money.

Critical infrastructure is to some extent necessary for a functional underground....seems highly unlikely that we will see criminals disrupt key critical infrastructure that supports criminal activity.

Peter Neuman (the RISKS) guy...talked at a USENIX con long ago that while the greater efficeincy of networking technologies have intrinsic benefits, the ability to use infrastructure against itself becomes just as powerful.

But heck...I enjoy my time in the 212 world of increasing online efficiencies...then go home to spend time with family and attempt to forget some of the greatest threats we face in the new year.