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antdude
Matrix Ant
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antdude

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The branded bug: Meet the people who name vulnerabilities

»www.zdnet.com/the-brande ··· 0036140/

"Summary: Opinion: As 2014 comes to a close, bugs are increasingly disclosed with catchy names and logos. Heartbleed's branding changed the way we talk about security, but is making a bug 'cool' frivolous or essential? ..."

An interesting read.

carpetshark3
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join:2004-02-12
Idledale, CO

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carpetshark3

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They always were, weren't they?

Someone today might confuse Michelangelo with a Ninja Turtle.

antdude
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antdude

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said by carpetshark3:

They always were, weren't they?

Someone today might confuse Michelangelo with a Ninja Turtle.

Or the famous artist.
Kearnstd
Space Elf
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ

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Kearnstd to antdude

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I think naming them gives the media a way to talk about it too. No consumer is going to ask if their browser is updated or if their favorite web store is updated to protect from "Security item KB19384839SEC933" Or some other bullshit long code that would be perfectly acceptable to a software engineer.

DarkLogix
Texan and Proud
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join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX

DarkLogix

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So what's the name for the schannel vulnerability?

Link Logger
MVM
join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB

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Back in the old days before the marketing freaks moved into the game, the deal used to be if you discovered it, you got to name it. I remember we had one researcher send us a new attack and he wanted to name it 'Small Penis Syndrome' as he dared us to publish it with that name but we managed to get him to pick another name but what I can't remember.

Blake