Lawsuits threaten infosec research — just when we need it most


This year, two security reporters and one researcher will fight for their professional lives in court.

Steve Ragan, senior staff writer at tech news site CSO, and Dan Goodin, security editor at Ars Technica, were last year named defendants in two separate lawsuits. The cases are different, but they have a common theme: they are being sued by the companies covered in articles they wrote.

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Source: ZDNet