Tag: threat intelligence
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We need to continue the debate on the ethics and perils of publishing security research
At VB2015 in Prague, Juan Andrés Guerro-Saade, then of Kaspersky Lab , presented an important paper on the transformation of security researchers into intelligence brokers and how this changes the ethics concerning security research. The debate on how security companies in general and anti-virus products in particular should treat malware written for ‘good’ purposes has…
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We need to continue the debate on the ethics and perils of publishing security research
At VB2015 in Prague, Juan Andrés Guerro-Saade, then of Kaspersky Lab , presented an important paper on the transformation of security researchers into intelligence brokers and how this changes the ethics concerning security research. The debate on how security companies in general and anti-virus products in particular should treat malware written for ‘good’ purposes has…
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VB2015 paper: The ethics and perils of APT research: an unexpected transition into intelligence brokerage
Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade discusses the perils and ethical conundrums that arise as the industry enters a new playing field. Many security researchers have been part of the security community for long enough to remember the days when the typical adversary was a 17-year-old teenager operating from their bedroom. These days, however, some of the adversaries…