Adobe security and privacy chief Brad Arkin said defenders need to focus their energy on making exploitation and attacks more expensive for the bad guys. That s in contrast to the mentality that has prevailed among software companies and security professionals, who often focus on finding and fixing as many security vulnerabilities as possible. The more bugs you fix, the fewer there are for the attackers to exploit, after all. The most recent cycle has been building momentum for some time now, but the jumping off point may have come last month in a talk by Arkin.
Source: https://threatpost.com/end-offensive-security-research-unlikely-030612/76285/