Site Hopes to Become eBay of Vulnerabilities

Iria · Jul 6, 2007, 08:42 PM

Source: BetaNews
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A new auction site is making a business out of selling security exploits, saying the current methods of rewarding researchers for their work is broken.

Called WSLabi, the company behind it hopes that it will end the practice of researchers being forced to give away their work for free or sell it to cyber-criminals. They also hope that it will increase the number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.

Jul 6, 2007, 08:42 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Site Hopes to Become eBay of Vulnerabilities Source: BetaNews _______ A new auction site is making a business out of selling security exploits, saying the current methods of rewarding researchers for their work is broken. Called WSLabi, the company behind it hopes that it will end the practice of researchers being forced to give away their work for free or sell it to cyber-criminals. They also hope that it will increase the number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.