WikiLeaks' offer to help tech companies with CIA software holes could be mixed blessing – Mainstream Managed Services

‭+1 (603) 285-9680‬

WikiLeaks’ offer to help tech companies with CIA software holes could be mixed blessing

WikiLeaks has offered to help the likes of Google and Apple identify the software holes used by purported CIA hacking tools — and that puts the tech industry in something of a bind.

While companies have both a responsibility and financial incentive to fix problems in their software, accepting help from WikiLeaks raises legal and ethical questions. And it’s not even clear at this point exactly what kind of assistance WikiLeaks can offer.

 

Malcare WordPress Security