Earlier this week, representatives of the Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) accused McAfee and S21sec of scraping data from the vulnerability database without paying for a commercial license. McAfee has defended its actions, and some experts say that what the security company has done is not unethical.
Information from the OSVDB is free for individual, non-commercial use. However, in order to fund the project, companies that want to use the data must purchase a license through Risk B…