Overview

by Ken Pfeil

While I m not normally a guy prone to revenge, I guess some things just rub me the wrong way. When that happens, I rub back only harder. When they told me they were giving me walking papers, all I could see was red. Just who did they think they were dealing with anyway? I gave these clowns seven years of sweat, weekends, and three-in-the-morning handholding. And for what? A lousy week s severance? I built that IT organization, and then they turn around and say I m no longer needed. They said they ve decided to outsource all of their IT to ICBM Global Services

The unemployment checks are about to stop, and after spending damn near a year trying to find another gig in this economy, I think it s payback time. Maybe I ve lost a step or two technically over the years, but I still know enough to hurt these bastards. I m sure I can get some information that s worth selling to a competitor, or maybe to get hired on with them. And can you imagine the looks on their faces when they find out they were hacked? If only I could be a fly on the wall.

I could spend most of my time hunkered down over my computer looking for chinks in the armor, or I could do something a bit more productive. Some properly planned social engineering should get me the goods I need to light them up good. That s the beauty of doing something like...