Ira Winkler  July 7, 1999
BlackHat Briefings
Las Vegas, NV


During his speech at BlackHat, Ira Winkler made a few interesting comments
that stood out in our minds.

"Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one."

[Truer words have never been spoken.]

"There is a lot of pettiness and bitterness among professionals
 and I don't like it."

[Don't like it? But he is quite guilty of it. Continued insults
 of "monkeys" directed toward many professional security auditors.
 Repeated insults regarding just about every aspect of the security
 industry.]

"Be nice to everyone. Like it or not. Give away help for free."

[This coming from an ex-ICSA member/representative.
 ICSA is the body who charges tens of thousands of dollars for them
 to certify your product to their closed standards among other things.
 They are the farthest from 'free help' you can possibly be.]