full-disclosure - Re: Web Application Security Awareness Day Deemed Complete Failure

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Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 16:56:37 -0500
From: "hackers lounger" <hackers.lounger@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Web Application Security Awareness Day Deemed
	Complete Failure

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 2:44 PM, n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com> wrote:

> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Howard Jurgenmeit <websec2008@...il.com>
> wrote:
> > Good Evening Full Disclosure Members,
> >
> > The Internet + Web Application Security Blog has posted a recent news
> > article surrounding the past "Web Application Security Awareness Day"
> that
> > was to have occurred on May 1, 2008. While many were skeptical that the
> > n3td3v agenda has any influence whatsoever after numeros failures and
> > embarrassments, there were still a handful that were hoping that they
> could
> > meet with success. Unfortunately this did not occur and we witnessed one
> of
> > the word failures in modern web application security history. A full
> article
> > on this event has been cataloged at the following site -
> > http://websec2008.blogspot.com/
> > Brief excerpt
> > ~~~
> > Saturday May 3, 2008 media and security researchers have come to the
> > conclusion that "Web Application Security Awareness Day" was a complete
> and
> > utter failure. This stunning revelation comes just two days after the
> event
> > came to a close, without a single submission or person recognizing the
> > event.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "We just kept waiting and hoping a single submission would come in. We
> were
> > thinking that maybe the researchers had their clocks set wrong or they
> were
> > working hard on a release that just couldn't cut the deadline", said a
> well
> > known industry expert who wishes to remain anonymous.
> >
> > ~~~
> > Please visit our web site and we will keep you informed of any
> developments.
> >
> > -Howard Jurgenmeit
> > Internet + Web Application Security Blog Staff Writer
> > http://websec2008.blogspot.com/
> > websec2008@...il.com
>
> I'm sure they'll be other theme days though that others will start,
> like a Buffer Overflow Security Awareness Day that others can
> organise.
>
> I'm just leading the way of a new trend, my day wasn't successful, but
> if HD Moore or others announce some other theme day, i'm sure it will
> be a success.
>

Andrew Wallace, it's only a failure because you're the one promoting it.

-- 
lounger

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