Displaying items by tag: proof of concept
To Release or not to Release a PoC or OST That is the Question
There is (and always has been) a debate about the ethics and impact of the release of Proof-of-Concept Exploit for an identified vulnerability and Open-Source Tools related to red-teaming. The debate, well really it has devolved into an argument, is very complex, nuanced, and (in full honesty) has multiple contexts that can be applied to it. However, it has become exceptionally binary. We now have the “Pro” side and the “Anti” side… The fact that this is where the line in the sand is being drawn is, well it is almost ignorant.
Security Researchers are Still on Attacker Radar as new “POC” is Found to have Malware Inside
If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times; attackers are cunning. The adage that attackers are lazy has nothing to do with strategic, tactical, or technical knowledge. They understand the landscape and, in many cases, better than the organizations they are attacking do. Because of this deep understanding of their target environment, they also know to be on the lookout for special purpose entities. In this case we are talking about Security Researchers. Security researchers are a special target for attackers and when they can leverage an existing opportunity to target and potentially compromise them, they are going to take it.