The Zero-Day Security Secret

TechTarget | December 10, 2015

Amy Hess, executive assistant director for science and technology with the FBI, admitted that the FBI uses zero-day exploits, but said the agency does struggle with the decision. Should the public be surprised in the government’s use of zero-day tactics? Armor CSO Jeff Schilling, a retired U.S. Army colonel, explains to SearchSecurity why agencies struggle to balance privacy and security amidst foreign intelligence collection missions.