Last month Facebook announced a new social network called ThreatExchange, which, according to the International Business Times, "is designed to help cybersecurity experts protect Internet users from malicious software and security vulnerabilities by allowing them to alert each other quickly about evolving threats." Saying that companies who participate can do so selectively to ensure that they don't "accidentally divulge private information," Facebook wants to make it "easier for an organization that may want to share data that needs to be handled with extra sensitivity."
Hmm... As a long-time member of the profession being targeted by this initiative, I immediately see a number of red flags. For starters, I think we can all agree that nobody's going to share real intelligence on a real hack without being guaranteed some privacy or, ideally, full anonymity.
Hmm... As a long-time member of the profession being targeted by this initiative, I immediately see a number of red flags. For starters, I think we can all agree that nobody's going to share real intelligence on a real hack without being guaranteed some privacy or, ideally, full anonymity.