Denver-based DirectDefense mistakenly cast endpoint protection vendor Carbon Black as a contributor to a “data exfiltration botnet” The result has been a widespread backlash against DirectDefense. The company went public with its concerns before notifying Carbon Black, even though research had gone on for months. Carbon Black quickly rebuffed the charges in a blog post. The post has been quickly picked apart by security experts for its inaccuracy and tone. It has also raised questions over DirectDefense’s approach.”]
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