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What's your take on security researchers withholding their findings regarding state sponsored malware for 'global security concerns'? Kaspersky and Symantec both withheld information about Reign malware. Is this common? Is it ethical? Why are security companies beholden to the intelligence community and not the people who pay them for their services and advice? How can this conflict of interest be resolved while retaining independence and integrity?

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141130/12503229279/security-researchers-withheld-regin-malware-details-global-security-reasons.shtml

Do you work at all with fieldstone foundations? There’s all kinds of conflicting advice online for repointing - type s mortar, nhl 3.5 lime only, straight Portland cement, etc. I’ve got a fieldstone foundation in the northeast and the inside is really crumbling, but I’ve been stuck on what’s the right way to repoint it.