On Wednesday, members of the hacking community willing to give Microsoft a hand arrived at Redmond, Washington, to show the software giant where it's gone wrong. This time the company's latest Blue Hat conference, typically held twice a year, targeted mobile security, hardware hacking, Microsoft's security tools, and the underground vulnerability economy. Microsoft began hosting these events two years ago as a way to foster dialogue between the company's security team and external security researchers, many of whom have been critical of the company's approach to security. The name Blue Hat derives from the Black Hat security conferences - the "Blue" part comes from the color of badges that Microsoft staffers wear on campus.
News source: InfoWorld
News source: InfoWorld
Can you say conflict of interests?
What else can Microsoft do (that they already aren't doing)? Hire Miss Cleo?
(and, yes, I am often critical of Microsoft's policy of sitting on issues until they become public, but I see nothing here to complain about)
I'd liek to see all hte big software companies to take their example and do soemthing similar then it would benefit everyone.
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