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ExploitHub, an app store for attack code, is the latest attempt to turn independent security research into a paying gig Wh en security researchers find a vulnerability in an application, they typically contact the developer and debate details of the flaw. Is it a real flaw Can attackers exploit it How quickly can it be fixed Months later, after a fix, the software maker gets a more secure product mdash; and perhaps a lesson in secure programming mdash; but the researcher generally gets nothing but a pat on the back.Several groups have found ways to pay researchers for finding v ulnerabilities. Now, one company wants to create a marketplace for selling the code capable of exploiting vulnerabilities.[ Take control of your security destiny with InfoWorldrsquo interactive Security iGuide. | Stay up to date on the latest security developments with InfoWorldrsquo Security Central newsletter. ] ExploitHub mdash; the brainchild of NSS Labs, a security testing firm mdash; takes its business model from Applersquo App Store. While security experts arenrsquo;t sure it will work, it marks the latest step in a trend of turning security expertise into cash.One of the catalysts for this idea is the conversations we have had with independent security researchers, says Rick Moy, CEO of the Carlsbad, Calif.-based NSS Labs. We are hearing of researchers with caches of a couple hundred or a couple thousand exploits that they are sitting on. There are two thing Fmlz Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras accused of ldquo;cynical timing rdquo; over resignation as Prime Minister by Slovakia rsquo Peter Kazimir
Wednesday 11 March 2015 12:08 pmGetting the perfect job: Herersquo how to find out if you or someone else is right for the job, and if itrsquo is right for youBy: Catherine NeilanShareFacebookS hare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailWhether you are the person hiring or the one in the somewhat more squirmy position on the other side of the desk, everyone wants to be able to predict future performance in a job.Plenty of us worry that we don t have enough of the right experience, but a study drawing on data taken over 85 years suggests that actually the number of years we have clocked up is a relatively poor indicator of our ability in future roles.The same can be said of our education ndash; all that time sweating over the books ndash; which actually is one of the least accurate ways to judge how good someone will be in the job.Even a typical job interview ndash; described in the study as unstructured ndash; had a relatively low accuracy score.So how can we tell if the person sitting in front of us is right for the job ndash; or, if you are that person, whether the job is right for you A 1998 study by Frank Schmidt of the University of Iowa and John Hunter of Michigan State University claims that the best way to predict someone s future performance is through general mental ability GMA tests ndash; a form of IQ tests ndash; especially when coupled with an integrity test or structured in terview.They
ExploitHub, an app store for attack code, is the latest attempt to turn independent security research into a paying gig Wh en security researchers find a vulnerability in an application, they typically contact the developer and debate details of the flaw. Is it a real flaw Can attackers exploit it How quickly can it be fixed Months later, after a fix, the software maker gets a more secure product mdash; and perhaps a lesson in secure programming mdash; but the researcher generally gets nothing but a pat on the back.Several groups have found ways to pay researchers for finding v ulnerabilities. Now, one company wants to create a marketplace for selling the code capable of exploiting vulnerabilities.[ Take control of your security destiny with InfoWorldrsquo interactive Security iGuide. | Stay up to date on the latest security developments with InfoWorldrsquo Security Central newsletter. ] ExploitHub mdash; the brainchild of NSS Labs, a security testing firm mdash; takes its business model from Applersquo App Store. While security experts arenrsquo;t sure it will work, it marks the latest step in a trend of turning security expertise into cash.One of the catalysts for this idea is the conversations we have had with independent security researchers, says Rick Moy, CEO of the Carlsbad, Calif.-based NSS Labs. We are hearing of researchers with caches of a couple hundred or a couple thousand exploits that they are sitting on. There are two thing Fmlz Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras accused of ldquo;cynical timing rdquo; over resignation as Prime Minister by Slovakia rsquo Peter Kazimir
Wednesday 11 March 2015 12:08 pmGetting the perfect job: Herersquo how to find out if you or someone else is right for the job, and if itrsquo is right for youBy: Catherine NeilanShareFacebookS hare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailWhether you are the person hiring or the one in the somewhat more squirmy position on the other side of the desk, everyone wants to be able to predict future performance in a job.Plenty of us worry that we don t have enough of the right experience, but a study drawing on data taken over 85 years suggests that actually the number of years we have clocked up is a relatively poor indicator of our ability in future roles.The same can be said of our education ndash; all that time sweating over the books ndash; which actually is one of the least accurate ways to judge how good someone will be in the job.Even a typical job interview ndash; described in the study as unstructured ndash; had a relatively low accuracy score.So how can we tell if the person sitting in front of us is right for the job ndash; or, if you are that person, whether the job is right for you A 1998 study by Frank Schmidt of the University of Iowa and John Hunter of Michigan State University claims that the best way to predict someone s future performance is through general mental ability GMA tests ndash; a form of IQ tests ndash; especially when coupled with an integrity test or structured in terview.They
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