<div dir="ltr">On the topic of information security: The New York Times has an in depth article on Albert Gonzales, the TJX hacker who stole data on millions of credit card transactions. <br><br>The Great Cyberheist, by James Verini, New York Times<br>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1</a><br><br>The article is not a romanticized story. Verini writes that after his sentencing "Gonzalez was transferred ... to the
Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn," which is, "brutal, even for a
prison. Populated by hardened offenders, it is among the last places a
nonviolent government informant would want to be." Verini goes on to add that <i>"a</i>ccounting for time served and good behavior, Gonzalez is expected to get out of prison in 2025.<i>"</i><br><br><br></div>