, 2003-11-10
Instead of paying hard cash to punish computer criminals, vendors should reward grey hat hackers for responsibly finding and reporting the security holes that make cyber attacks possible.
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Proposed: a Bounty for Bugs: A Notoriously Bad Idea
2003-11-12
Michael Sierchio (1 replies)
Michael Sierchio (1 replies)
And a bounty will only attract other types of hackers -- not those interested for the sake of interest, but those interested because of money. You'll end up creating new hackers of a very dark shade of grey, who do this for questionable motives.
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