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X-Force Changes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

BitHive writes "ISS has changed their policy for announcing security vulnerabilities. The new guidelines will give vendors thirty days to come up with a fix before disclosure is made, though there are a number of exceptions that can prompt faster disclosure. From the PC World article, these are: "The vendor issues a patch or announcement; an in-depth discussion of the problem occurs on a public mailing list; active exploitation of any form of the vulnerability occurs on the Internet; ISS receives reliable evidence that a vulnerability is in the wild; the media reports the vulnerability; or the vendor is unresponsive.""

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  1. Re:The 30 days is up. by zapfie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Heh.. where is YOU FAIL IT! when ya need him? ;)

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