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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."

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  1. Re:Protection of larger corporate umbrella by yamamushi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or perhaps this same corporate umbrella could prohibit a lot of what would otherwise be published. It could go both ways.

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