The NSA advises move to memory-safe languages

Re:The NSA advises move to memory-safe languages by userbinator on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:36AM (#38612655)

I'm cynically thinking "because they can now target the runtimes instead, and get far more value from their exploits".

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Re:The NSA advises move to memory-safe languages by Rebelgecko on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @12:06PM (#38614970)

NSA is like the governmental version of the "inside you there are two wolves" meme

One wolf that wants to help ensure that American computers are secure

And one wolf that wants to hoard as many 0-days as possible

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Re:The NSA advises move to memory-safe languages by breezedream on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @12:34PM (#38615442)

I used to work for this agency and your description is the most apt way to characterize the dichotomy between SID (SIGINT) and IAD (information assurance) I can think of.

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