[funsec] TippingPoint's 'Zero-Day Initiative' to Publish Unpatched Flaws

[Michal Zalewski]

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Josh Bressers wrote:

> What does this practice accomplish though?  As an outsider it seems that
> the goal here is to frighten people into purchasing your service lest they
> be compromised.

Of course; that's what many companies do. The side effect is coercing
vendors into fixing problems faster, when bugged by a couple of reporters
too.

/mz