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From: Dan Ellis (ellisdmitre.org)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 12:17:01 CST

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            This discussion is perfectly analogous to the debate on full disclosure
    of vulnerabilities of any kind. Do you have any new arguments to
    present one way or the other?

    Cheers,
    Dan

    H C wrote:
    [snip]
    > My concern is that the Incidents list, in particular,
    > is a public forum, and viewable by everyone. No
    > background investigations are conducted, and no NDAs
    > are signed. Such a forum makes for an excellent place
    > for malicious individuals to troll for potential
    > targets. After all, what are the keys that most folks
    > hope for when they attack a target? Unpatched
    > systems, clueless admins (no offense,
    > Matt...really)...basically, easy targets. Maximum
    > effect with the least effort and risk.
    [snip]

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