Exercise G, page 119.0:00
When did you first become interested in computers, Dan?0:04
As long as I can remember, I suppose.0:07
I've grown up with them.0:10
I think my first game was a computer game and not a board game.0:12
How did you get into this line of work?0:16
I got into it by accident, really.0:19
I was always good at computing and programming, and I started hacking to see if I could get into secure sites.0:21
I wasn't trying to be a criminal.0:28
I was just curious to see if I could do it.0:29
I found it easy, so I contacted different companies telling them about their security problems.0:32
Then they offered me a job as a security consultant, testing systems for weaknesses.0:37
Is it difficult work?0:43
Sometimes it is, because it involves long hours which are mostly at night, when there are very few other users on the system.0:44
So it's not a 9-to-5 job.0:51
But the work itself isn't very difficult, at least not for me.0:55
What do you think of criminal hackers?0:58
I can see that they may think it's very exciting and challenging to break into secure systems.1:01
But ultimately, it's a waste of their talent.1:06
They should be designing systems and writing programs.1:10
They could make a good honest living.1:13
So, are you ever tempted to break the law?1:15
No, I wouldn't want to risk going to jail.1:19
Besides, I'm perfectly satisfied with my wages.1:22
There are plenty of ways to make money if you're good with computers.1:26
Security consultants like me, or designing websites, or inventing computer games, to name a few.1:30
What do people say when you tell them what you do?1:36
I've learnt that unless they're in the business, they're not very interested.1:40
Computer systems and how they work is a boring subject to most people.1:44
They are more interested in the latest videos on the internet rather than computer security problems.1:48
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