Desired Effect, a revolutionary vulnerability management platform, has opened early access registration for select security researchers attending this year’s Hacker Summer Camp. This highly anticipated cybersecurity event encompasses major conferences including Black Hat, DEFCON, BSides Las Vegas, and BlackGirlsHack.
Through this early access program, researchers who schedule a meeting with Desired Effect during the conference week will be able to engage directly with the platform’s team and unlock immediate selling opportunities. The company is offering these researchers access to a secure and vetted marketplace where defenders from industries like finance and eCommerce are already seeking cutting-edge exploit research services.
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Redefining the Vulnerability Economy
Traditionally, attackers have reaped immense profits from zero-day vulnerabilities while defenders remain stuck in reactive mode. Desired Effect aims to turn that model on its head.
Founded by a team of former NSA cyber operations specialists, the Desired Effect Brokerage offers an ethical, intelligence-driven marketplace where cybersecurity researchers can gain meaningful compensation for their work. By connecting researchers directly with vetted buyers, the platform enables proactive defense measures tailored to each organization’s specific tech environment.
The platform’s unique approach allows subscribing organizations to bid for highly relevant, pre-attack exploit data—essentially zero-day intelligence aligned with their own technology stacks. This intelligence enables defenders to take swift, targeted action before a threat materializes.
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Actionable Intelligence, Not Academic Theory
A current subscriber summarized the value of the platform best:
“The pain of threat intel is that it’s damn near impossible to make operational. When you get something from Desired Effect, you know it’s actionable, not academic.”
With Desired Effect, defenders no longer need to wait for public disclosures or suffer through vague, generalized threat intelligence. Instead, they receive precise, preemptive insights—a true advantage in the escalating cyber conflict.
Empowering Researchers with Fair Recognition and Compensation
The ethical foundation of Desired Effect is also focused on empowering the global cybersecurity research community. For the first time, researchers have access to a transparent and fair exchange that recognizes both the value of their discoveries and the risks they take in uncovering them.
“Attackers have always benefited from the imbalance,” said Evan Dornbush, CEO of Desired Effect. “We’re changing that. Our Brokerage is the only platform that gives defenders real pre-attack intelligence—matched to their actual systems—and gives researchers a fair deal for the critical work they do. This doesn’t just protect clients better, it also raises the operational costs for adversaries and helps level the playing field.”
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