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A top security expert has hit out at claims by convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick that reformed cyber-criminals have a lot to offer the IT security industry. 
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In a latter day reworking of the old 'hire a thief to catch a thief' adage, Mitnick, speaking at last week's RSA security conference in San Francisco, <a href="http://www.silicon.com/news/500013/1/3821.html">called upon</a> called 
upon companies to open their doors to former hackers and virus writers, claiming they have the knowledge to safeguard networks against future attacks. 
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Advocating second chances for convicted cyber-criminals, Mitnick said: "I think that it depends on the person - what value they bring. Trust has to be evaluated on 
a case-by-case basis." 
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However, his words did little to convince Vincent Gullotto, vice president of Network Associates' anti-virus emergency response team (AVERT). 
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Gullotto said: "If Kevin Mitnick turned up my doorstep asking for a job, I'd tell him, 'Sorry, but we don't have any jobs going'. 
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"I don't think he would get a job anywhere in this industry. There is a strong feeling within the anti-virus and security sector that you shouldn't give these people 
jobs - no matter how reformed they are, or how reformed they say they are." 
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Gullotto's words echo those of Ira Winkler, chief security strategist for Hewlett-Packard who last week said: "How do you explain to your shareholders that you are 
going to hire someone who has been jailed [for cyber crimes]?" 
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Source: <a href="http://www.silicon.com/"><b>www.silicon.com</b></a>
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