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…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Can you have “more secure software” and still have greater risk?
by Pete Lindstrom • • Comments Off
Answer: Yes. Here’s how: The software element of the risk equation only accounts for vulnerabilities, it doesn’t address threat. So we can reduce our vulnerability level and therefore have “more secure software” in the midst of increased risk. This manifests…
Rudeness, risk and vulnerability disclosure
by Pete Lindstrom • • 1 Comment
Robert Graham at Errata Security has yet another thoughtful post – this one on the “rudeness” of vulnerability disclosure. His key point: “However, vuln disclosure isn’t friendly. It is an inherently rude act.” It is an interesting post, primarily focused…