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> Usually, talks submitted to Black Hat go through a thorough approval process managed by a review board of industry experts. But, as in this case, companies ca
by jumelles 7y ago
> Usually, talks submitted to Black Hat go through a thorough approval process managed by a review board of industry experts. But, as in this case, companies can also pay to play and get these sponsored talks, which are not vetted for quality.
That just seems ripe for abuse like this. I'm surprised this hasn't happened before.
- mcpherrinm 7y agoThe main filter is the expense -- I don't see "sponsored talks" listed with a price-tag online, but I'd guess about USD $20000. There's plenty of boring, possibly snakeoil security products that get peddled every year. Usually they must have some foundation in reality to be able to pay Blackhat.
- hannob 7y agoOf course this has happened before. It's just usually nobody who has a clue cares about these sponsored talks. Do you think all the other products they pitch there live up to the promises made? This is just a bit extreme in its wording, so it's causing attention.