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98: Zero Day Brokers

Darknet Diaries

INSIGHT

Zero-Day Exploit Market Dynamics

Summary: A competitive market emerged for software vulnerabilities, where nation-states outbid companies like Microsoft for zero-day exploits, creating challenges for software security. While companies offer bug bounties, governments offer significantly higher prices, making it challenging to secure software.

Insights:

  • The value of software vulnerabilities increased as governments and companies competed for them.
  • Governments often outbid companies for zero-day exploits, creating an arms race dynamic.
  • Companies face a difficult decision balancing incentivizing internal security research without encouraging employees to sell exploits externally.

Proper Nouns:

  • Microsoft: A major software company that became a target for zero-day exploits, highlighting the vulnerability of widely used software.
  • Apple: One of the last companies to offer a bug bounty program showing their initial resistance for the exploit market.

Research

  • How has the zero-day exploit market evolved since this podcast episode aired?
  • What new strategies have companies developed to mitigate the risks posed by government-sponsored exploit acquisition?
  • Are there international regulations governing the sale and use of zero-day exploits?
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