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Up to a fifth of UK PC users are willing to turn over their passwords in exchange for a chocolate bar, according to a recent survey.. In a move sure to fuel the debate over responsible disclosure, a pair of security researchers have posted public exploit code for a severe vulnerability affecting users of the Internet Explorer toolbar for business networking site LinkedIn. A Switzerland-based company this week launched an eBay-like marketplace for buying and selling zero-day software vulnerabilities. Less than two weeks after Gartner disparaged TippingPoint's connection to a flaw-finding contest at a recent IT security conference, Frost & Sullivan commended the organisation for research leadership and market growth. Researcher wins US$10,000 bounty with JavaScript attack. The great British broadcaster Alan Partridge once proposed an innovative programme idea for television called Monkey Tennis. Although more varied, less predictable and arguably better TV viewing than normal tennis, the idea was shelved over some pretty sketchy concerns that the monkeys would never be up to the job. A 25-year-old Minnesota spammer has been indicted on multiple federal charges. Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers. The German teenager behind the Sasser worm finally goes on trial today. A new worm spread rapidly through the Internet at the end of last month, using clever tactics to dupe users and a sneaky payload which may have diverted attention from its real goal. The alleged author of the Sasser worm will appear before court on July 5. The author of the Sobig virus has allegedly been unmasked. An anonymous document placed on the internet links it to a Russian named Ibragimov. The document indicates the Russian, or perhaps an associate from his company Send-Safe, is behind the virus. I rarely make a bet, but if you asked me whether I'd wager some money on the likelihood of an organisation employing a hacker to assess their security risk, I'd almost certainly accept on the basis that they would not. I rarely make a bet, but if you asked me if I'd bet my bottom dollar on a firm employing a hacker to assess their security risk, I'd only accept on the basis that they would not. Hiring a hacker to assess the security risk of an organisation is something that fewer than 64 per cent of ISO's are willing to consider. That's hardly surprising when the risks are analysed alongside the statistics; viruses and hackers cost businesses worldwide somewhere in the region of $1.5 trillion. That said, organisations that are unwilling to hire a hacker face one increasing problem; hiring a hacker is not always a conscious decision. Want to know what it is like living the life of a successful spammer? A competition from ISP AOL is offering the bounty recovered from a spam conviction to help you find out. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has outlined plans for a "vigorous law enforcement programme against spam" after submitting of a report to Congress warning that the current system, whereby consumers are encouraged to forward unsolicited emails a FTC database, is not working. 3Com’s bounty hunter-esque reward program has been blasted by industry experts for being not quite as well-intentioned as first thought. The Mozilla Foundation Monday unveiled a program that rewards users who find security vulnerabilities in its software. The Mozilla Foundation has awarded $2,500 to German security researcher as part of its bug bounty program.