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Microsoft Invites Black Hats into Vista
gtzpower writes "Microsoft is inviting hackers to 'Take Your Best Shot' at Vista. 'You need to touch it, feel it,' Andrew Cushman, Microsoft's director of security outreach, said during a talk at the Black Hat computer-security conference. 'We're here to show our work.'" From the article: "A security team with oversight of every Microsoft product — from its Xbox video game console to its Word program for creating documents — has broad authority to block shipments until they pass security tests. The company also hosts two internal conferences a year so some of the world's top security experts can share the latest research on computer attacks." Essentially a tie-in with an article we discussed yesterday.
aren't they already freaking there?!
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It could be a trap, you know. Bring in the black hats, and then brainwash them en masse so they don't want to use computers anymore but still buy many copies of MS products. No more security problems!
-mrxak
Onions Will Kill You
------------Now-----------
MS: "Have it Vista, hackers -- see if you can find any exploits"
BHs: *they go to it* "Nope, we don't have any security holes to report to you, it looks like Vista is impenetrable."
------------Vista is released-----------
MS: "What the heck? How can there be over twelve-thousand viruses for Vista on the day it's released?!"
BHs: "All your Vistas are belong to us! Thanks for your help Microsoft!"
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Please. Wash your hands after. We don't need those Vista cooties infecting everything else when you get back.
body massage!
"Now Vista, can you show us on this doll where the hacker touched you?
"Let the record show that the victim pointed to the KERNEL!"
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
r00t access?
Badass Resumes
"A security team with oversight of every Microsoft product [...] has broad authority to block shipments until they pass security tests"
Of course! That explains why there are so few bugs and holes in MS products. Oh wait..
Invite the non-yet-assimilated into the cube, as to save on expenses.
Where were you when the voynix came?
So.. Have they been on a 10 year vacation or something?
End of line..
1: Find holes in Vista Beta
2: Don't Disclose Them
3: ??
4: Profit
Where ?? = Wait til Vista is Released
Exactly. a "real black hat" would assign the machine a static IP, and filter at the firewall any outbound traffic. of course, the GP probably thinks all '31335 hax0rs' still use Linksys's.
I lost my concept of community when my community lost all concept of me.
Probably a good idea to do $1,000 pet exploit found first, plus a free copy of Vista when it's done for everyone reporting at least 20 (let's be honest, it probably won't be that hard to find 20), and some other rewards for most found.
Second Prize: $1000 and 2 free copies of Vista.
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.
Giving a little back does not make up for that.
Yep. Virtue is not measured by how heavily you honey the urine you feed your fellow human beings, it's measured by how little you piss in their cup to begin with.
Please stop stalking me, bro.