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« on: April 21, 2008, 02:35:33 PM »
Responsible disclosure only!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/21/microsoft_oks_online_flaw_finding/
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2008, 02:49:51 PM »
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Moussouris said she is pushing to get a provision added to a proposed standard that's making its way through the International Organization for Standardization that would protect ethical hackers who responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in other companies' websites.

That scares the living crap out of me.  I can't imagine the increase in attack traffic if the legal deterrent disappears.  We all become practice targets for the "ethical" hackers.  If your intentions were maliscious?  Just *say* you were ethically hacking, trying to be a good netizen.

That and kiss your IDP systems goodbye, or be prepared to hire a dozen full-timers to wade through the increased traffic.

Yeah... yuck.  Much yuck.
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2008, 04:04:06 PM »
Agreed.

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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2008, 02:56:15 AM »
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Microsoft has publicly pledged not to sue or press charges against ethical hackers who responsibly find security flaws in its online services.
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Who decides what is 'responsibly'? If it is still Microsoft then the goalposts haven't changed at all.

Agreed though, scary  Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2008, 11:59:26 AM »

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'responsibly'=stumble upon security bug(s) and report them, it does say so in the article.

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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2008, 12:34:06 PM »
Hi All,

I think a Do's and Don't should have followed the press release to draw a demarcation line. That would have made the game more safer for White Hats.
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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2008, 03:14:49 AM »
Quote from: shawal on April 22, 2008, 11:59:26 AM
'responsibly'=stumble upon security bug(s) and report them

again, definition of 'stumble upon'?

Is that in day to day use? fuzzers? Stress testing? ........

I agree with Manu, without Do's and Don'ts drawing a strict line in the sand it still upto Microsoft to determine what the accept as responsible. If they define responsible as only reporting issues discovered during normal use then this isn't related to 'hacking' ethical, responsible or otherwise.

To me this article seems like PR fluff and doesn't change a thing.
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2008, 03:17:15 PM »
Why microsoft sites?
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2008, 04:00:12 PM »
Quote from: JobMatchNow on May 12, 2008, 03:17:15 PM
Why microsoft sites?

Did you read the article that Bogwitch linked to?
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