2001/11/09 : Thomas C. Greene expresses once again his opinion against Microsoft's way of handling vulnerability disclosure.
"Microsoft Security Manager Scott Culp revealed unilateral steps the company has taken to throttle the exchange of vulnerability ...Read more
2001/11/02 : On this paper, Thomas C. Greene expresses his opinion against Microsoft's way of handling vulnerability disclosure.
"We all know how Microsoft likes to bully its many 'partners', so it comes as no surprise that the Beast has decided to apply its...Read more
2004/12 : Jeff Bollinger explains his point of view in the vulnerability disclosure debate.
"To effect the optimal result of 'greatest good', each player in the disclosure process must agree and co-ordinate to achieve the greatest return, and lowest damages." (p.14)
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2001/11/09 : One month after Culp article, future OIS (Organization for Internet Safety) was announced. Kevin Poulsen analysed what was happening.
"Microsoft and five major computer security companies rounded up the three-day Trusted Computing...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
2001/10/21 : 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
2002/04/08 : Arne Vidstrom points a list of the pros, cons and fake arguments on full disclosure of vulnerabilities.
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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
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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2001/11/02 : 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
2002/03/15 : Schneier published his monthly newsletter.
Schneier gives this time a summary of the vulnerabilitiy disclosure actual issues.
"The history of the vulnerability's discovery and publication is an interesting story, and illustrates the...Read more
2004/09/01 : "This document provides a reference process embodying best practices associated with one such model, which is characterized by close collaboration in good faith between the person or organization who identifies a vulnerability and the person or organization responsible...Read more