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Vulnerability auction site WSLabi still going strong |
Despite mixed reactions from the security and software industry, the WabiSabiLabi software vulnerability auction site is doing well.
This is according to strategic director Roberto Preatoni, speaking at ITWeb Security Summit 2008, in Midrand, today.
Since its inception in July 2007, the site has amassed 1 500 subscribers. Security researchers have submitted more than 230 software vulnerabilities. “Software is sold vulnerable and these vulnerabilities have a value, so why not create an open marketplace in which to sell them?” asked Preatoni.
Software is sold with stringent licence agreements that no other industry would dare attach to a product or service, he noted. “Software is sold with no reverse engineering capabilities and the vendor is so protected by law. How do we know what is concealed in there?”
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