

Synack Raises $7.5M Putting Bounties on IT Security Threats - wickedcoolmatt
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/synack-raises-7-5-million-putting-bounties-on-it-security-threats/ 

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cyphunk
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?

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koomar
congrats!

