> Ever since it became trendy to be security conscious, companies have come out of the woodwork peddling snake oil. These are the same companies that try to mar

> Ever since it became trendy to be security conscious, companies have come out of the woodwork peddling snake oil. These are the same companies that try to market things like “crowdsourced security” as a way to get security professionals for a bargain. Taken form "The Need for Open Research in Software Security" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9032956 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9032956