The Threatpost team debriefs on the top news and topics from last week’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences.

Mitre Corporation will introduce a new pilot program for classifying Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) in the coming weeks. The move is in response to a backlash in the security community where some critics contend Mitre is failing to keep pace with a massive influx in the number of reported vulnerabilities to the organization. The...