Since the rules change (i.e. become easier) each day, the day number gives you some indication of the relative difficulty in performing the exploit, even though the exploits themselves are prepared in advance:…
Charlie has actually written about this issue before in a more academic context: weis2007.econinfosec.org/papers/29.pdf Based on the limited data in the paper, it seems that it's the government rather than the vendors…
Since the rules change (i.e. become easier) each day, the day number gives you some indication of the relative difficulty in performing the exploit, even though the exploits themselves are prepared in advance:…
Charlie has actually written about this issue before in a more academic context: weis2007.econinfosec.org/papers/29.pdf Based on the limited data in the paper, it seems that it's the government rather than the vendors…