DEF CON 31 War Stories - The Risks of Pointing Out the Emperor is Buck Naked - Renderman, Tom Dang

Post 9/11, the phrase “If you see something, say something” became ubiquitous. If you saw something of concern, better to report something that was nothing than let something bad happen. Problem is, no one let the authorities know that they should apply this to the online realm too. Threats of arrest and criminal investigations have the opposite effect and chill anyone from wanting to report security vulnerabilities that affect everyone.

Lack of clear reporting paths, misunderstandings, jurisdiction issues, superseding laws, …

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