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).

Comments

For Your Own Good

[Anonymous Coward]

Can't you see that our good friends the government agencies are protecting us from those evil researchers?

We wouldn't want freedom of speech and privacy now, would we?

Re:For Your Own Good

[ShanghaiBill]

Why are the government spy agencies unnamed?

Because that would require actual evidence, and TFA has none. It is much easier to make vague accusations and include lots of scary handwaving.

Re:For Your Own Good

[Anonymous Coward]

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).

Apparently the US is the best

[PRMan]

"In many places intelligence services tend to be more civilised than in others -- you would be lucky to deal with them in the US versus wherever else, Latin America, Asia, or Eastern Europe where they take very different tactics, "

The article is referencing other nations where freedom of speech is less guaranteed...for now.

Security Clearance

[TechyImmigrant]

I find it interesting that not having security clearance is viewed as an impediment.

I'm well employed in computer security and not having any clearance, not having signed any government secrets agreement has been an essential part of being able to do my job.

While I work with people with clearances, I simply cannot trust them for specific things because it is not possible to know who they are really working for. Once you have signed up, you are clear for some government work, but tainted for work on the outside. Take your pick.

Re:Bernie Sanders

[ColdWetDog]

Cthulhu for President. Why vote for the lesser evil?

Re:Locked out of tenders

[drinkypoo]

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.

Punishments without a fair trial

[JimSadler]

This punishment without a trial nonsense needs to be hacked off at the knees and all who caused these punishments should be jailed.