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CMP Acquires Black Hat
An anonymous reader writes "Tradeshow and publishing behemoth CMP Media just acquired Black Hat for $10m.. It's ironic timing, because CMP also runs the Computer Security Institute tradeshow which wraps up in Washington DC today. There couldn't be a larger difference between a boring, institutional show like CSI and a small, independent event like Black Hat Briefings. Hopefully the corporate approach of CSI won't crush the life out of Black Hat."
Or perhaps this same corporate umbrella could prohibit a lot of what would otherwise be published. It could go both ways.
- Aetheral Research -
Hopefully the corporate approach of CSI won't crush the life out of Black Hat.
From TFA:
Black Hat and CSI will remain separate entities within CMP; both will report to Chris Keating.
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
There couldn't be a larger difference between a boring, institutional show like CSI and a small, independent event like Black Hat Briefings. Hopefully the corporate approach of CSI won't crush the life out of Black Hat.
Well, there is a nice, unbiased summary. Oh, that's right: Black Hat is a cool, hip, and edgy conference that is sponsored by such rockin' organizations as Ernst & Young and Microsoft. w00t.
I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.
Or perhaps this same corporate umbrella could prohibit a lot of what would otherwise be published. It could go both ways.
So, someone starts another conference. No biggie.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
The bigger they are, the more risk averse they are.
Careers will be trashed/squashed/snuffed and you will never even hear about it.
Hmmm...I wonder which of my vitamins is making me more pessimistic?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
GeneralEmergency
"Jeff, What are you going to do with all the money brother?"
Hookers & blow, one hopes.
It's not selling out, folks, it's cashing in. The minute anyone took the first security job they were paid for they could just as easily be called a sell-out, minion of The Man, etc. etc. etc.
If you can be paid for doing something that interests you, more power to you.
If you feel that pulling your own weight in life by being gainfully employed on the basis of your talents is 'selling out', I'd suggest that you take that concept to its logical conclusions and apply the same thinking to actors, singers, songwriters, authors, artists, and anyone else whose skills and abilities permit them to not be YAFWR (Yet Another F***ing Welfare Recipient).
I'm typing from my desk in the Marriott Wardman fresh from attending the CSI conference. I have to say that the characterization of the differences between Blackhat and CSI is a bit overdone by the original poster. Defcon and CSI perhaps would be a better comparison for this statement. I have been to both CSI and Blackhat and both offer pertinent information for Information Security professionals in a similar format. In fact, I appreciate the corporate focus of CSI. Maybe I'm just getting old (I'm 28).
I hate to be a troll, but I'm coming to expect this type of attitude more and more from Slashdot. It's unfortunate.