Date: Wed Jul 27 14:15:42 2005
From: ajones1 at gmail.com (Adam Jones)
Subject: Our Industry Is Seriously Ethics Impaired

What exactly is wrong with this? I personally would rather have 3com
buying up exploits (probably under an agreement for exclusive access)
instead of having them sold to the highest, probably malicious,
bidder. Even if someone sells it to both there is a more reputable
group that has the exploit and can help with mitigation.

- Adam
On 7/26/05, J.A. Terranson <measl@....org> wrote:
> 
> Yet another voice baying at the moon.
> 
> --
> Yours,
> 
> J.A. Terranson
> sysadmin@....org
> 0xBD4A95BF
> 
> 
> "A stock broker is someone who handles your money until its all gone."
> Diana Hubbard (of Scientology fame)
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> http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166402192
> 
> 3Com Rewards 'Responsible' Disclosure Of Security Flaws   July 25, 2005
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> 
> The company is planning to reward security researchers who reveal
> information on newly discovered vulnerabilities.
> By John Walko
> EE Times
> 
> 
> 
> LONDON . Data networking group 3Com is planning to reward security
> researchers who reveal information on newly discovered vulnerabilities as
> part of an initiative run by its TippingPoint division.
> 
> The so called .Zero Day Initiative. is aimed at ensuring the 'responsible'
> disclosure of security flaws in order to make technology more secure for
> all users. The goal is to proactively protect businesses against newly
> discovered vulnerabilities.
> 
> According to 3Com, many security researchers want to be recognized for
> their discovery, but they don't always achieve that in a responsible
> manner. Instead, and all too often, they post the potentially harmful
> information publicly, catching businesses and vendors off-guard and
> unprotected.
> 
> The initiative will recognize researchers for the discovery when the
> vulnerability is publicly disclosed with the vendor's patch.
> 
> 3Com will notify affected vendors of security flaws so they can
> immediately begin working on a solution, most often in the form of a
> patch. The vulnerabilities will only be disclosed publicly once the
> affected vendor is able to offer a solution to end users, mitigating the
> threat.
> 
> Providing pre-emptive protection will be done through 3Com subsidiary
> TippingPoint.s Digital Vaccine service.
> 
> The company stressed it would share vulnerability details freely with
> other security vendors prior to public disclosure.
> 
> 3Com CTO Marc Willebeek-LeMair said the initiative would ultimately
> benefit everyone in the industry: security and technology vendors,
> security researchers and end users.
> 
> Vulnerabilities enable attackers to gain control of a system for malicious
> purposes. They can also result in worms or Denial of Service attacks,
> which can bring down entire networks.
> 
> Zero day disclosure occurs when the discoverer of the vulnerability
> discloses the flaw to the public without notifying the vendor, putting
> businesses at risk from the time of disclosure until the affected vendor
> issues a patch. It can take vendors weeks or months to supply a patch.
> 
> David Endler, Director of Security Research for 3Com's TippingPoint
> division, said: "This program will extend our research organization even
> further, and enable us to tap some of the most brilliant minds in the
> global security research community..
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