Microsoft Needs You
Posted by talleyrand on Monday, September 9 2002

Microsoft in an attempt to curb the growth of mod chips, bios replacements, and other means of subverting the security features of the Xbox is currently running an advertisement for a "Software Design Engineer" position within the company. Microsoft states that the job will encompass, "collecting, evaluating and conducting analysis of modification chips and also tracking information & feeding back to the product team", are you up for the job?
Here is the rest of the job description:
"The candidate will also be responsible for conducting security design reviews on Xbox hardware & software, and will assist in designing hardware detection code fragments to be embedded in future versions of the product. To be considered, candidate must have familiarity with x86 assembler, PC bus architecture and boot sequence details. Hardware knowledge and low-level software experience required. Working knowledge of cryptography & common copy protection mechanisms a plus. Preference is given to those with hardware backgrounds and game hacking knowledge."