vulnerability disclosure

Schneier - Crypto-gram January 15, 2000

2000/01/15 - Schneier Crypto-Gram newsletter :
nCypher publically disclosed SSL private key vulnerabilities to sell their solution to fix the flaw. Schneier writes here his opinion against this practice. 

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GnuPG Flaw in Encryption Tools Lets Attackers Spoof Anyone's Signature (The Hacker News article)

2018/06/15: Article about the SigSpoof vulnerability which makes it possible for attackers to fake digital signaturesRead more

Interview with Rain Forest Puppy (by Parata)

2007/05/08 : Here is a Rain Forest Puppy interview done by Antonio Parata.

In June 2000, the hacker Rain Forest Puppy published his RFPolicy. The policy is known as the first attempt to formalize the complex issue of disclosure to the vendor or maintainer.

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Lawyers, Bugs, and Money: When Bug Bounties Went Boom (Part One - Fisher paper)

2021/08/30 : Dennis Fisher writes a three-part series upon the evolution of bug bounties since they get birth. Here is the first part, talking about "the hackers who turned a niche idea into a worldwide ...Read more

The CERT/CC Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

2000/10/09 : "Effective October 9, 2000, the CERT Coordination Center will follow a new policy with respect to the disclosure of vulnerability information."
Here are the information on the CERT/CC Vulnerability Disclosure Policy. 

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Interview with Dan Farmer (;login:)

2014/12 : Dan Farmer had written COPS, "a very early, if not the earliest, vulnerability scanner". He also writes several "tools, papers, and work on improving Internet and *nix security".

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Google Ups the Bug Bounty Ante to $3133.7 (Threat post)

2010/07/20 : Dennis Fisher writes on the new adjustment of the price of Google bug rewards.

This artifact is part of the Google Vulnerability Report Bundle.Read more

Facebook bug bounty

2011 : Facebook launched its bug bounty program.Read more
Keeping Security Issues in the Open - Davies reaction on Culp essay

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

iDefense Bug bounty

2002/10/21 : iDEFENSE develop its bug bounty called "Vulnerability Contributor Program" (VCP).Read more
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