“Freshly discovered weakness in a popular piece of software, known in the trade as a ‘zero-day’ vulnerability because the software makers have had no time to develop a fix,  can command prices in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from defense contractors, security agencies and governments.  This trade in zero-day exploits is poorly documented, but it is perhaps the most visible part of a new industry that in the years to come is likely to swallow growing portions of the U.S. national defense budget, reshape international relations, and perhaps make the Web less safe for everyone.”

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507971/welcome-to-the-malware-industrial-complex/

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