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[nenjin]

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/06/the_vulnerabili.html

This essay originally appeared on Forbes, and discusses the changing dynamic of software security. That people might sell identified exploits and vulnerabilities isn't that shocking; but how about when it's the government buying them? With all the news about FLAME, this comes along at pretty much the exact right time. I won't go into the whole article, but one quote right at the end struck a cord with me.

As the incentive for hackers to keep their vulnerabilities secret grows, the incentive for vendors to build secure software shrinks. As a recent EFF essay put it, this is "security for the 1%." And it makes the rest of us less safe.