Re: Pwnie Awards 2010 should be condemned by the security community

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----- Original Message ----
From: andrew.wallace <andrew.wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: security-basics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 25 July, 2010 8:38:58
Subject: Pwnie Awards 2010 should be condemned by the security community

I nominated Tavis Ormandy for "Most Epic FAIL" but it didn't get shortlisted,
probably because Pwnie awards is biased because all of the judges carry out the
same questionable activity as he does.

It is disgusting that people like Laurent Gaffié and Tavis Ormandy are being
made heros for putting everyone on the internet and beyond at risk by making
irresponsible disclosures behind Microsoft's back.

People like Gaffié and Ormandy shouldn't be awarded for anything, instead their
behaviour should be condemned by the security community.

Tavis Ormandy's recent disclosure was the first real case of cyber terrorism
n3td3v Security has said in a statement on its blog.

The "winners" of Pwnie awards are due to be announced at BlackHat USA security
conference on July 28, 2010.

Reference: http://pwnies.com/

Andrew Wallace





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