China’s government is keeping its security researchers from attending conferences
The Chinese government has taken steps to bar its country’s security researchers from sharing their knowledge at some foreign cybersecurity events, especially those organized in Western countries, sources tell CyberScoop. A popular hacking competition that’s taking place March 14-16 in Vancouver, Canada, titled “Pwn2Own,” will be impacted by this recent shift in Chinese policy, event organizers say. “There have been regulatory changes in some countries that no longer allow participation in global exploit contests, such as Pwn2Own and Capture the Flag competitions,” explained Brian Gorenc, director of Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, which manages the Pwn2Own event. A spokesperson for Trend Micro clarified that Gorenc’s comment was specifically aimed at China. There will be no Chinese research teams at Pwn2Own this year. The change will be especially obvious, past attendees told CyberScoop, because for the last several years Chinese teams have dominated the competition. At Pwn2Own, teams compete to […]
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