Monetary Value of Vulnerabilities Still High

The Pwn2Own contest is probably the best theoretical situation to show the damage that can be caused by skilled, dedicated attackers. However, throughout the contest, many researchers say the cash and hardware prizes were not enough to get them to give up “high-value” browser vulnerabilities. The...

What's on the cover of that Verizon breach report?

Psst! Psst! Ryan here. Did you notice that all the text on the cover of Verizon’s 2009 data breach report pdf is selectable? A little birdie tells me that’s no coincidence. Encrypted message, etc. Even better, the report contains some obvious clues to decrypt. And something about cash prizes for...

Google wants to buy Native Client security flaws

Google is indirectly buying security vulnerabilities from the security research community. Under the guise of a Native Client Security Contest, the search engine firm is offering big cash prizes to hackers who find bugs and other security flaws in the open-source research technology for running x...