There has been a lot of discussion lately about vulnerability disclosure, with Google and Microsoft respectively weighing in with their latest opinions on the topic.
There is really nothing new here, as evidenced by the Google folks referencing a 9-year-old Bruce Schneier essay on the topic. I have written extensively on the topic and the related [...]
Pre-eminent bugfinder Charlie Miller mentioned an interesting approach to disclosure after he compromised another Apple system - demonstrate the attack, describe how the vulnerability was found, and let the chips fall where they may. (Actually, I think his “teach a man to fish” approach might have been ancillary to the pwn2own contest…)
At this stage of [...]
Brad Hedlund points out a common misunderstanding in the virtualization networking world - you can segment and isolate all you want, but it is simply a logical construct.
From a risk perspective, I equate this type of virtual segmentation (for DMZs) to connecting the physical DMZ components all to the same switch.
There is lots of other [...]
… well, you know, we all want to change the world.
Josh Corman from ISS/IBM is ready for change. He lays out a call to action over on fudsec.com. Lots of good comments over there. Here is my contribution:
I agree wholeheartedly that we need to consider evolution and that our profession is reticent to do so. [...]