Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Forget black hats — the best hackers are going grey and getting legit

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/25/forget_black_hats_the_best_hackers_are_going_grey_and_getting_legit/ / bug bounty make going legit a tempting proposition report Rand Corporation increasing market software vulnerabilities sell sold legitimately legitimate tempting hackers crackers go legit vagaries black market code credentials economic seesaw market Michael Callahan VP security products Juniper Networks sell legitimate market verses selling sell online arms dealers driven economics black market lucrative drugs trade report risks police law enforcement is improving catch cyber criminals attackers upper hand double-crossing industry sellers black market bazar stolen credit cards and credentials bug bounty programs revenue security specialists legitimate source of income rewards major undiscovered vulnerabilities security organizations government buyers iOS zero-day serious Windows flaw flaw American government outspend market revenue streams malware generation exploit kits source illicit revenue market increasingly flooded dodgy practices security software /

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