>>> it cannot be understated that good security is hard to quantify until shit hits the fan.
One of the reasons I stopped being a hacker a long time ago. You never know how good you've covered tracks until the Feds show up in your dorm room, take you to a windowless room and grill you for about an hour, scaring the shit out of you in the process.
I was lucky, I only lost some network privileges. Today the stakes are way higher and the Feds have some insane resources at their disposal. It's a zero sum game to them. You will lose every time.
Even worse is the speed of escalation -- organizations didn't used to go right to the feds, and when they did then the feds didn't immediately use 4am SWAT teams.
Nowadays the rate at which you'll get fucked hard is pretty fast, and they won't waste their time washing you through the legal system instead of letting you stew in a holding cell. Sure you'll get your plea bargain, but you won't like the part where you're forced to work as an informant immediately.
One of the reasons I stopped being a hacker a long time ago. You never know how good you've covered tracks until the Feds show up in your dorm room, take you to a windowless room and grill you for about an hour, scaring the shit out of you in the process.
I was lucky, I only lost some network privileges. Today the stakes are way higher and the Feds have some insane resources at their disposal. It's a zero sum game to them. You will lose every time.