How many zero-day vulns is Uncle Sam sitting on ? Not as many as you think, apparently
▻http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/05/how_many_zeroday_vulns_is_us_govt_sitting_on
While some fear the US government is hoarding a vast pool of zero-day security vulnerabilities, the reality is that it probably holds just a few dozen, according to a study by Columbia University. In a presentation at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas today, Jason Healey, senior research scholar in the university’s faculty of international and public affairs, detailed his students’ attempts to ascertain the number of critical bugs stockpiled in secret by the US. By keeping details (...)