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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. All our rotten eggs in one basket... by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Take off and nuke the site from Orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

    1. 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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    2. Re:All our rotten eggs in one basket... by kenrblan · · Score: 4, Funny

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

      Perhaps you are right, but nuking from orbit would be a significant deterrent. Besides, this could become an annual event. Having a contractor like Blackwater nuke it annually would open new jobs for malware enthusiasts each year. There would be construction jobs to rebuild the convention site. Just think of the economic impact! Additionally, it could serve as a method of population control. /s

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  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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  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. This is genius by Guido+del+Confuso · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also, they're having a conference for criminals down at the local police station. Real big conference, trust me. I bet there'll be booth babes.

  5. MalCon by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should hold it outside, under a bunch of large canopies. Then they'd be sure to have a lot of MalCon tents there.

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  6. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by amorsen · · Score: 3, Informative

    No amount of malware can ever drain as much performance as Norton Antivirus.

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  7. 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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