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3Com to Buy Security Flaws?
Zonoprh writes "CNET reports that 3Com's TippingPoint division is starting a pay-for-vulnerability program called the Zero Day Initiative. It seems 3Com plans to use the vulnerabilities they purchase to fuel signatures in their protection technologies, in addition to sharing the same data with other security vendors. From the article, "Money has increasingly become an incentive for hackers. Program's such as TippingPoint's offer a legitimate way for them to get paid for their bug hunting. There is also an underground market for vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals pay top dollar for previously undisclosed flaws that they can then exploit to break into computer systems, experts have said.""
Dude, could you grow up?
buying one of their shitty OfficeConnect WLAN/ADSL routers. It has several annoying features including regular hangs and connection drops on both the WLAN and WAN side. Do they fix their broken software despite knowing of the problems? No. They despatch sage advice such as "turn the firewall off and it might stop crashing".
I would never trust them for any sort of corp. networking gear having seen the total balls-up they can make at the consumer end.
Some of us spend weeks praying in an attempt to get closer to ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
You really shouldn't make fun of us, just because we believe in the Koran, instead of the Bible. Surely we are just as valid as Christians?
Roland Piquepaille called me a karma-whore!
Eat your hearts out!!!
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
I am willing to give money to people so they can go back to grade school and learn that YOU DON'T USE AN APOSTROPHE TO MAKE A PLURAL.