The brief crisis of conscience that led researchers at Next Generation Security Software Ltd. to reconsider whether to release exploit code with their vulnerability reports has passed. David Litchfield, the company’s co-founder, on Wednesday said he and his brother, Mark, will continue to publish sample exploits in an effort to give administrators and security specialists a level playing field in their battle against crackers. The decision was not one that they made lightly, Litchfield said, but it was made easier by the hundreds of e-mails they received encouraging them to keep publishing exploits. Full Story