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I @ M
04-08-2011, 7:07am
Can this be taken as an admission that they really don't know what they are doing?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/microsoft-offers-big-anti-hacking-prize/story-fn3dxity-1226107912614

Speedway
04-08-2011, 9:33am
No it's a way to get research done on the cheap.
Keith.

ameerat42
04-08-2011, 9:45am
Windows 10:rolleyes:

ving
04-08-2011, 9:52am
employing the enemy to do your work... novel idea

mikew09
04-08-2011, 9:54am
I think in todays terms - they call it Partnering (outsourcing in the old days) :-)

Kym
04-08-2011, 9:57am
No it's a way to get research done on the cheap.
Keith.

It's also quite ineffective.

Bad hackers are mostly script kiddies who do it for the lulz and lack genuine talent. These won't help M$ goals, but might be after some $$.

Then we get the commercial scammers who in general use well known weaknesses and attack vectors. Also lacking genuine talent, and no way would want to help M$.

The handful of really talented hackers who create the big new hacks. Mostly these do it for the challenge and not to be that malicious.
I doubt $$ from M$ will be a motive for this group and these are the ones M$ need to be involved.