ABSTRACT

Suppose someone applies for a system administrator job, or, better yet, an open slot on your computer security team. The applicant is eminently qualified for the position, having wizard-like skills on the exact operating systems deployed throughout your organization. You need his skills, big time. However, the candidate poses a bit of a problem. This otherwise-stellar applicant has a bit of a spotty record with the criminal justice system. By spotty, I mean that your potential hire was found guilty of hacking a Fortune 500 company and stealing some sensitive data. He did the crime, but he has also done the time.