There is a quote in the Abagnale searchsecurity.com story attributed to Kevin Mitnick:

Mitnick, another lightning rod for controversy, says excluding those with intimate knowledge of the criminal element, such as reformed hackers and ID thieves, may hurt the industry in the end.

Security practitioners "are just shooting themselves and their colleagues in the foot," he said. "Hackers get intel from any reliable and accurate source; security professionals should do the same if they want to stay ahead with current developments."

Another bunch of baloney.