As Europe's leading company for exchanging zero-day exploits, Incredity has revolutionized the way security researchers connect with clients and trade valuable cybersecurity assets. While other channels such as direct government clients, independent brokers, resellers, and closed-source forums on the darknet offer their own solutions, Incredity stands out as the most comprehensive and reliable platform in the market.
In this blog post, we'll explore the challenges of exchanging zero-day exploits through various channels, and discover how Incredity's unique approach and competitive advantages overcome these obstacles.
Security researchers rely on various channels to exchange zero-day exploits. In this article, we will compare Incredity, the leading German-based platform, with other popular exploit exchange channels, including other exploit exchange platforms, direct Government clients, independent brokers/resellers, and internal closed source forums (e.g Darknet).
When it comes to zero-day exploit exchange, several challenges emerge across different channels. Let's explore two major challenges:
Exchanging zero-day exploits can be a complex process, requiring specialized knowledge and expertise around the submission process, face to face interaction, exposure & trust build up, technical communication, verification and payment procedure. Along with it is an equation of value vs risk and how does the value is compared to the risk involved.
Let's compare the different exploit exchange channels based on various parameters:
Parameters | Incredity | Exploit Exchange Platforms | Direct Government Clients | Independent Brokers/Resellers |
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Complexity | Easy | Easy | Complicated | Easy |
Payment and Procurement | Fast Payment & Procurement | Fast payment & procurement takes 1-5 business days | Lengthy and Complex | Fast payment & procurement takes 1-5 business days |
Technology Know-How | Tech-heavy | Tech-heavy | Tech-heavy | Lacking of Technology Expertise |
F2F Interactions and Trust Build-up | Facilitated and Transparent | Limited | Facilitated & not Transparent | Limited |
Exposure and Risk | Low Risk | Medium Risk | Low Risk | High Risk |
Trust | Established and Reliable | Established and Reliable | Established and Reliable | Varies |
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