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Should security companies pay for vulnerability research?

By Network World Staff, Network World, 08/01/2007
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Dave Marcus and Terri ForslofMcAfee's Dave Marcus says no. TippingPoint's Terri Forslof says yes. In an elegant battle of words, the two duke it out over this contentious topic. When a recent hacking contest won a security researcher a $10,000 cash prize, it renewed the firestorm over this issue. Should security researchers be paid for their work to find vulnerabilities? Or are such payments an ethical violation? Forslof is manager of security response for TippingPoint. Marcus is security research and communications manager for McAfee. (19:11)

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