> > > What is funny however, is that Microsoft, the great supporter of > "responsible disclosure" actually is the main sponsor ("patron") of the > SyScan conference: http://syscan.org/ which is organized by Thomas. > Maybe it's a sign that Microsoft realized that free "responsible > disclosure" idea is a bit artificial? (at last!) > No doubt. Security research is an establishing market. If vendors won't pay to know about their bugs others certainly will. Jared :)