vulnerability disclosure policy

Nomad Mobile Research Centre (NMRC) - Announcement

1999 : NMRC [Nomad Mobile Research Center] published a bug disclosure policy stating they would first verify the vulnerabilities they found, before notifying the vendor. The public will be informed one month after the vendor in case of a 'very high priority...Read more

Threat Complexity Requires New Levels of Collaboration - Stone and Moussouris on the creation of MSVR

2008/08 : Microsoft create the Microsoft Vulnerability Research Program (MSVR).Read more

No more free bugs for software vendors (Fisher paper)

2009/03/23 : Dennis Fisher highlights the end of free vulnerability disclosure.

"It appears that the free ride is over for software vendors."Read more

Fortinet slams Rapid7 for disclosing vulnerability before end of their 90-day window

2021/08/12 : "A dispute broke out on Tuesday after cybersecurity company Rapid7 released a report about a vulnerability in a Fortinet product before the company had time to release a patch addressing the issue."Read more

ACM: Digital Library: Computers and Society - Bollinger paper

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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Vulnerability Disclosure FAQ (Project Zero)

2019/07/31 : Here is the Project Zero FAQ. 

This artifact is part of the Google Project Zero Bundle.Read more

MS says stop discussing hack exploits - Leyden paper

2001/10/18 : Leyden explains Culp essay.

This artifact is part of the Culp debate Bundle.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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Rebooting Responsible Disclosure: a focus on protecting and users

2010/07/20 : The Google authors give arguments to show why responsible disclosure is not always efficient. They propose to give a 60 days to the vendors to fix bugs disclosed before the vulnerabilities become public.Read more

Guidelines and Practices for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination Open to Review (on FIRST Guidelines)

2017/01/20 : Omar Santos writes about the new FIRST Guidelines and Practices for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and Disclosure.

This artifact is part of the FIRST Vulnerability Disclosure Bundle...Read more

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