Kevin Mitnick Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits

Re:Kevin Mitnick Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits by kauffj on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @01:46PM (#8362901)

Thanks. I was disappointed to see downvotes rather than engagement in the argument.

You prompt a fascinating hypothetical: suppose all the world's atomic weapons were put up in a free, transparent auction? (i.e. bidders and bids are disclosed)

I'd argue that most would end up in the hands of good actors (e.g. the world bands behind the Dalai Lama to buy and destroy them all), but who knows? Good debate topic for happy hour, though.

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Re:Kevin Mitnick Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits by justizin on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @01:58PM (#8362987)

Unfortunately, the size of the world's nuclear arsenal being what it is, it doesn't much matter if "most" of the nuclear weapons end up in the hands of good actors.

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Re:Kevin Mitnick Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits by mentat on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @02:07PM (#8363054)

I think this is also the case for vulnerabilities as well unfortunately.

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Re:Kevin Mitnick Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits by justizin on Thursday September 25, 2014 @06:01PM (#8370008)

That was my point.

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