IP: Schneier on full disclosure

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> rom: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>
>
> Cryptogram is out.
>
> Full Disclosure
>
> Microsoft is leading the charge to restrict the free flow of computer 
> security vulnerabilities.  Last month Scott Culp, manager of the security 
> response center at Microsoft, published an essay describing the current 
> practice of publishing security vulnerabilities to be "information 
> anarchy."  He claimed that we'd all be a lot safer if researchers would 
> keep details about vulnerabilities to themselves, and stop arming hackers 
> with offensive tools.  Last week, at Microsoft's Trusted Computing Forum, 
> Culp announced a new coalition to put these ideas into practice.
>
> What we've learned during the past eight or so years is that full 
> disclosure helps much more than it hurts.
>
> http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html


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