SafariShane needs to turn around and hack back in to the system in a week and show that the new company's security measures weren't that great.;-) This will ingratiate himself with the CEO and get the new company kicked out.
Well, he could sue them. It's called "slander." If they wrote it down as well, it's called "libel." As a bonus, as part of the trial he could subpoena all the documents related to the case, and find out what they really had to say about him. Courts tend to look at libel related to employment very favorably. He should contact a lawyer.
Eh, on the other hand, a company engaged in this sort of practice is likely to go over their stuff with a fine-toothed legal comb. It's probably all couched in terms of '54% of senior network security personnel at some point blah blah, and therefore hiring outside consultants from such firms as blah, blah, or oh, yeah, us, is safer, and blah, blah' rather than 'How could you possibly trust a commie pinko faggot like X? Fire him immediately so you can hire us!'
Unfortunately, libel laws are fairly specific, so although he can clearly prove damages (usually the hard part) next he's going to have to show that they said something deliberately and provably false about him, which it's not likely they did.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.. (Score:5, Funny)
Problem solved.
And then get arrested, convicted... (Score:5, Insightful)
He got hosed by an unethical competitor, but he can't do crap about that now. Time to brush off the resume.
Re:And then get arrested, convicted... (Score:5, Interesting)
Courts tend to look at libel related to employment very favorably. He should contact a lawyer.
Re:And then get arrested, convicted... (Score:3, Interesting)