When Censorship Backfires: How Blue Coat Silenced A Security Researcher

FORBES obtains emails showing how and when Blue Coat went about preventing a researcher from presenting on his investigations into the security of the company's technology. The silencing of Raphaël Rigo is just one chapter in a long and troubled history of private and public censorship of researchers. The implications aren't limited to the security industry, but are relevant to anyone who uses technology today.