Jul 4, 2015
Paper discusses techniques for bypassing Microsoft's EMET software.
The situation underscores the concerns that many in the security community had over Wassenaar's extension to include exploits, security research, and security tools. Researchers argue that the kind of work that Willcox did is instrumental to ensuring that the good guys can keep one step ahead of the hackers and malware authors. The expanded agreement threatens to have a chilling effect on important security work, with researchers afraid or unwilling to figure out the weak points of the software we use and publish their findings.