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Security Researchers Face Revenge of Spy Agencies (theregister.co.uk)
mask.of.sanity writes: Researchers tasked with revealing malware attack campaigns are being harassed, locked out of tenders, and in some cases deported. The retaliation by the unnamed spy agencies is in direct response to the popular published advanced-persistent threat campaigns that have coloured information security reporting over recent years. More details from researcher Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade are available in a paper (pdf).
What the heck is a "tender"?
Tender, noun. (commerce) a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate
They're getting locked out of bidding on contracts. At least, that's what the sentence means. Not sure if it was used correctly.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
What does it mean to be "locked out of tenders"? My Google-fu fails me here.
Companies regular respond to tender requests issued by government. In this context a tender is a contract open for bidding by organisations external to the government department or agency responsible for issuing the tender.
These are the agencies that, at least in the US have sadly been able to blockade access to the evidence that would confirm wrongdoing. Even in cases where they accidentally released such evidence proving its existence they have effectively got courts to treat it like it didn't exist because of "national security" (aka complete lack of accountability).