[Infowarrior] - Sec Researchers are "Narcissistic Vulnerability Pimps"

[Richard Forno]

First we had 'information anarchy' coined by Scott Culp at Microsoft a few years ago. [1]

Now, an un-named Verizon blogger coins the term "Narcissistic Vulnerability Pimp" for someone who releases information about infosec vulnerabilities on an official Verizon website.[2]

...this should provide some fun fodder for the serious infosec community to re-ignite the security disclosure debate, eh?

-rf


[1] http://news.cnet.com/2008-1082-275588.html

[2] http://securityblog.verizonbusiness.com/2010/04/22/redefining-security-researcher/