&gt; that&#x27;s a lot less fun than getting paid to pop boxes. I know, because that&#x27;s what I do<p>Wow, this is an interesting claim.  You do this work for a living?  Are you ever concerned about getting caught?  How do you get paid?<p>I&#x27;m assuming that covering your tracks is some sort of ever escalating cat-and-mouse-game.  How do you find out about your adversaries&#x27; capabilities regarding investigation after the victim detects the problem?<p>EDIT: oh, oops.  Double-misunderstanding.  &quot;that&#x27;s what I do&quot; meaning &quot;harden,test,repeat&quot; and of course some folks are legitimately paid to do pen testing.