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Source: Cenzic - Posted by Eckie Silapaswang

One of the only questions I could ask myself while reading this article is - why hasn't this been done before? Okay, maybe it has, but for our day an age we live in the moment, so here it is - the Pwnie Awards which will celebrate the most lethal bugs researched over the year. Categories range from such bugs as best 'client-side bug', 'server-side bug', and a sure to be popular 'worst vendor' award.

Personally I think this is something everyone needs - it's nice to see a change of pace with a little humor thrown in there. Stay updated on this event and have some fun with the best (and worst) the Pwnies have to offer!

Read this full article at Cenzic

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Rewards?

Written by dave on 2007-07-31 15:32:33

What's the motivation for someone to get involved? Is personal gratification enough? Reading through source code looking for bugs is very tedious. What kind of people would do this? I recall seeing a few efforts along these lines in the open source community in the past, but none have done very well. Could it be that the organization sponsoring it wasn't high-profile enough to warrant people to get involved?

Will anybody be at Blackhat this year?

Written by Anonymous on 2007-07-31 18:29:39

I wish I could go... are you?

DefCon

Written by allen on 2007-07-31 20:43:46

I'd like to go to DefCon. I've always enjoyed them, and they're very inexpensive (except for the big gambling debt after going to Las Vegas :-)

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