Jennifer Granick, security researcher Mike Lynn’s attorney on the recent Cisco-Black Hat matter, has a fascinating article in Wired that goes behind the scenes of the brouhaha. Great insight into the dynamics of settlement negotiations. The article is part I of an instalment piece.
What follows is my take on “Ciscogate,” the uproar over researcher Michael Lynn’s presentation at this year’s Black Hat conference, in which he revealed that he was able to remotely execute code on Cisco routers. I have been representing Mike during this crisis, so I’m clearly partisan, and what I can say is limited by attorney-client responsibilities. But while many people are speculating about the facts, there hasn’t been much on the law, which turns out to be really interesting.