Déjà Vu: Uncovering Stolen Algorithms in Commercial Products

A systemic issue impacting the cybersecurity community is the theft and unauthorized use of algorithms by corporate entities. This is an issue that Patrick Wardle, Founder of the Objective-See Foundation, has brought to the forefront as a speaker at this year’s Black Hat USA Conference. His talk at Black Hat presented the techniques to spot unauthorized use, and he referenced these techniques in real-world examples. We chatted with Wardle about this systemic problem at large, and how the industry should move forward to minimize this issue.