vulnerability disclosure policy

Microsoft Reveals Anti-Disclosure Plan (Poulsen paper)

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

ISO/IEC 29147:2014

2014/02 : "ISO/IEC 29147:2014 gives guidelines for the disclosure of potential vulnerabilities in products and online services. It details the methods a vendor should use to address issues related to vulnerability disclosure." (see : https...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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US Vulnerabilities Equities Process (Fact Sheet)

2017/11/15 : "[T]he White House released a charter for the administration’s once-shadowy Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP)." (see : https://www.lawfareblog.com/...Read more

"MS throttles research to conceal SW bugs" (Greene paper)

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

Security and IT Industry Leaders Form Organization for Internet Safety - Creation of OIS

2002/09/26 : "OIS [The Organization for Internet Safety] was formed to make it easier for security researchers and vendors to work together to fix security vulnerabilities. Today, there are no agreed-upon processes for handling security vulnerabilities." (see : ...Read more

Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process for the United States Government

2017/11/15 : "[T]he White House released a charter on the vulnerability equities policy outlining how the federal government will alert private companies to cybersecurity flaws or refrain for intelligence purposes." (...Read more

Toward the development of industry standards for security vulnerability handling - OIS objectives

Here is a presentation on objectives, the way of reporting and addressing vulnerabilities, security tools, and proposed organizational framework by OIS.

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ENISA Report - Economics of Vulnerability Disclosure

2018/12 : ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) release its Economics of Vulnerability Disclosure Report.

"Vulnerability disclosure refers to the process of identifying, reporting and patching weaknesses of software, hardware or services that can be exploited....Read more

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