Synack Raises $7.5M Putting Bounties on IT Security Threats

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/synack-raises-7-5-million-putting-bounties-on-it-security-threats/

by wickedcoolmatt • 12 years ago

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koomar• 12 years ago

congrats!

cyphunk• 12 years ago

Just wanted to point out...

     Kaplan and his co-founder chief technology officer Mark Kuhr
     previously worked at the National Security Agency as senior
     analysts

Yes, that little fact is going to follow them around for life. It also puts this quote into an ironic light:

     “We call them security researchers, but ultimately they’re 
     ‘white hat’ hackers,” says Kaplan. ”They’re hacking for good.”

This company does not clearly state what their relationship is with western intelligence agencies. Not even as much as a hint of an ethics statement or information about how long they hold disclosure or how this is handled. One should assume that 'white hat' for them and 'hacking for good' may mean the exact opposite. With that I'm a little surprised the irony of Google Ventures money being used for this is not highlighted more. Google complains along with others about the destabilisation of the tech industry at the NSA hands and yet funds a company that may very well help with that?

Synack Raises $7.5M Putting Bounties on IT Security Threats

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