Results of Mangle-A-Thon 2009

2009-09-23 by d2d

Mangle-A-Thon 2009 went very well. In addition to some 20 or so primary sources matched, volunteers managed to improve the "complete-ness" of OSVDB by over a tenth of a percent. Doesn't sound like much, but with over 58 thousand vulnerabilities in that database, a tenth of a percent is a huge help.

An enormous "Thank You!" to all those who came and helped out. You did a service to the entire industry by lending your time. Another enormous "Thank You!" to Midnight Research Labs Boston for hosting the event. The venue was perfect, and your efforts both in planning the event, and contributing at the event were invaluable. Thanks again to Voltage Security for sponsoring the event and providing the food and drink, it made the 12+ hours achievable.

And another "Thank You!" to all those who not only mangled at the event, but went home and have since mangled some more. That is exactly what we had hoped for, and is a huge help.

The success of the event will drive us to do another one, probably next year, possibly in a different city, or perhaps exactly where we did it last. Maybe we'll have it happen across a couple cities next time!