Mike Viscuso

August 18, 2017

Carbon Emissions: Oversharing Bug Puts Security Vendor Back in Spotlight

This post was originally published on this siteLast week, security firm DirectDefense came under fire for over-hyping claims that Cb Response, a cybersecurity product sold by competitor Carbon Black, was leaking proprietary from customers who use it. Carbon Black responded that the bug identified by its competitor was a feature, and that customers were amply cautioned in advance about the potential privacy risks of using the feature. Now Carbon Black is warning that an internal review has revealed a wholly separate bug in Cb Response that could in fact result in some customers unintentionally sharing sensitive files. As noted in last week’s story, […]