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A Conference For Malware Writers

Posted by Soulskill on from the who's-bringing-the-giant-hollow-horse dept.

tsu doh nimh writes "There is a security conference being held in Mumbai later this year called MalCon, and the organizers say it's the first ever conference dedicated to the 'malcoder community.' Brian Krebs interviewed one of them and got this gem: 'Just like the concept of "ethical hacking" has helped organizations to see that hackers are not all that bad, it is time to accept that "ethical malcoding" is required to research, identify and mitigate newer malwares in a "proactive" way.' Bruce Schneier is speaking at a sister MalCon event in Pune, India two days later, and he said he doesn't agree with the organizer's premise that more malware is needed to build better security tools."

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  1. What could possibly go wrong? by craftycoder · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What could possibly go wrong?

    1. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by kenrblan · · Score: 2, Insightful

      MalCon 2011 - Sponsored by Symantec and McAfee

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    2. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by Sulphur · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Malware does automatic updates and upgrades.

  2. Bad analogy is bad by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We need to create new, more virulent biological weapons to improve medicine.

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
    1. Re:Bad analogy is bad by DamienRBlack · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Best way to make cars safer is to put more dangerous people on the road.

  3. Seriously... by boneclinkz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love it when guys like this try and come off as if they provide some sort of legitimate service, and that they have an actual organized "community."

    What's next?

    Pedocon: Discussing the tools and tactics of the new generation of pedophiles, to enable parents to better protect their children.

  4. Ethical Malcoding by guyminuslife · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ethical Malcoding: From the people who brought you:

    Ethical Terrorism
    Ethical Oppression
    Ethical Genocide
    Ethical Cannibalism
    Ethical Amorality
    ...and many, many more!

    Maybe they're hoping that by concentrating enough evil in one room, they'll create a black hole of iniquity that will flush these fuckers down a cosmic toilet.

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    I don't believe in time. It's a grand conspiracy designed to sell watches.
  5. Re:All our rotten eggs in one basket... by MarkRose · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That won't work. Malware is an ecological/economic niche, and someone(s) or something will fill it.

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  6. Yeah, Right by MarkvW · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah. Like more murders lead to better murder investigations.

  7. Serial Killers by medv4380 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But isn't what you say true. Serial Killers are better murders, and they result in specialized training and expertise on the side of the police, FBI, Scotland Yard.

  8. Car Bomb by sycodon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If ever a car bomb was an appropriate response to anything, this is it.

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