Ash in hand

Last month I wrote about the Rick Astley-themed ikee worm, the first such programme to infect the iPhone. Its author, 21 year-old Ashley Towns, has since landed himself a job at app developer mogeneration. All legit, like.

But Rob Cotton, chief of security firm NCC Group, said: "This company is sending out a message that unethical behaviour can be rewarded."

While Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley added: "utterly irresponsible behaviour appears to have been rewarded."

I don't know, fellas; when it comes to recruitment, I'm from the "if you can't beat them, neuter them" school of thought. I hired Gordon after I caught him telling all about Dodgi's inventive use of the phrase "ongoing support contract".