http://www.wrgross.com/blogs/security/2006/05/24/microsoft%e2%80%99s-disclosure-policy-opens-doors-for-malware-writers/ All manner of goodness respecting the secure operation of digital systems. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.wrgross.com/blogs/security/2006/05/24/microsoft%e2%80%99s-disclosure-policy-opens-doors-for-malware-writers/#comment-2 Mark Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:33:00 +0000 http://www.wrgross.com/blogs/security/2006/05/24/microsoft%e2%80%99s-disclosure-policy-opens-doors-for-malware-writers/#comment-2 It seems to me that if MS fails to disclose a vulnerability that it knows about and that vulnerability is then used to hack into, say, the Bank of America, MS would be on the hook for considerable cost. Not disclosing a flaw in a product is no defense against damage, as car manufacturers have learned. It seems to me that if MS fails to disclose a vulnerability that it knows about and that vulnerability is then used to hack into, say, the Bank of America, MS would be on the hook for considerable cost. Not disclosing a flaw in a product is no defense against damage, as car manufacturers have learned.

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