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Re: [Full-disclosure] Reuters: Microsoft to give holes info to Uncle Sam first - responsible vendor notification may not be a good idea any more...

From: J.A. Terranson (measlmfn.org)
Date: Sat Mar 12 2005 - 11:15:22 CST

This "story" really just reflects what has been going on in the real world
for some time now.

Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper, etc., all have both vested interests and public
policy interests in notifying those who would be most affected first.
This is good public policy as well: if the national infrastructure is
compromised, we are all up shit's creek, if Joe's Corner Store is
compromised, only Joe and possibly Joe's small geographic user base is
hosed.

Decrying this shows you have not thought the problem through Tamas.

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J.A. Terranson
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