2001/11/02 : David LeBlanc, founding member of the Trustworthy Computing Initiative at Microsoft, defend Culp.
"So a vendor who won't fix bugs unless their customers are threatened with active attack is a very different problem than one who fixes problems...Read more
2001/11/08 : Robert Lemos interviewed Scott Culp for CNET News.
"The essay is not calling for people to refrain from looking for security vulnerabilities, to stop reporting them to the vendors, to stop telling customers about them. We don't want to change any of that. The only thing that...Read more
2001/10/21 : Levy gives his point of view on Culp essay : "It appears Culp is more comfortable with an 'information dictatorship' or 'information oligarchy' model, and has entirely missed the fact that the movie house ...Read more
2001/10/17 : "Code Red, Nimda and a few of the more recent worms were made possible not by the research that discovered the vulnerability they exploited but by the lack of awareness and training by system administrators who did not patch their systems." (p.1-2)
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2001/10/23 : Edwards analyses Culp essay on information anarchy.
"It seems that Microsoft is doing that now indirectly with its new Strategic Technology Protection Program (STPP). The effects should...Read more
2001/10/26 : Davies gives his point of view on Clup essay : "He proposes a culture of secrecy, where the security professional should share his knowledge only with the software retailer or development group. This, he says, will "raise the bar" for those seeking to write destructive worms...Read more
2001/10 : Scott Culp, who founded MSRC (Microsoft Security Response Center), wrote an influential paper, after a series of attacks (virus and worms) from Feb to September 2001. At this time, the irritation against hackers and full disclosures was already calm since months.
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2001 : Hellnbak proposes to enter the war against Culp's idea to "end information anarchy". Regarding to him, security should not be a question of calm business but more about safe and well-informed public.
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2001/10/18 : Leyden explains Culp essay.
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2001/11/15 : Schneier published his monthly newsletter.
He talks about Cert/CC creation and reacts here on Culp essay
"[Culp] claimed that we'd all be a lot safer if researchers would keep details about vulnerabilities to themselves, and stop arming...Read more