Jeff Moss, the founder of DEFCON and Black Hat, discusses the unfolding of the vulnerability economy. Nowadays, instead of exposing high profile zero-day vulnerabilities at conferences, many researchers opt for selling their discoveries on a growing market. An inside look at how nation-states use social media to influence, confuse and divide and why cybersecurity researchers should be involved. Researchers went into detail about the discovery and disclosure of 19 security flaws they found in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, which have all been fixed.
Source: https://threatpost.com/jeff-moss-vulnerability-economy-030409/72402/