Reputation Security Think Tank
Guest blogger for Spin Hunters for this month is Sam Aldis, the founder of darkstar.me.uk. Sam started as a blackhat/script kiddie but soon he has learned a life lesson when he broke into a big football(soccer) leagues site. Sam did not serve any sentence but he had to pay a hefty fine. This is how he turned into a whitehat and now he is in the process of setting up his own security company. [...]
Usually when we talk about Black PR (BPR) we refer to the ability to destroy our enemy’s identity and reputation. There are many approaches BPR practitioners can employ, but the basic aim in most cases remains one: to smash the basic relationship between the organization and its stakeholders. Of course the rules of the game change when we start thinking in terms of technology and more specifically the Web. Is there BRP on the Web? How does it differ from traditional black PR practices? [...]
