New open source effort: Legal code to make reporting security bugs safer

ronjor · Aug 2, 2018

Sean Gallagher - 8/2/2018

The lack of consistency in companies' bug-disclosure programs—and the absence of "safe harbor" language that protects well-intended hackers from legal action in many of them—can discourage anyone who discovers a security bug from reporting it. And vague language in a disclosure program can not only discourage cooperation but can also lead to public-relations disasters and a damaged reputation with the security community, as happened with drone maker DJI last November.
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ronjor · Aug 6, 2018

Mozilla to Researchers: Stay Away From User Data and We Won’t Sue

By Ionut Arghire on August 06, 2018
Security researchers looking to find bugs in Firefox should not worry about Mozilla suing them, the Internet organization says. That is, of course, as long as they don’t mess with user data.
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ronjor · Aug 7, 2018

Cybersecurity’s insidious new threat: workforce stress

by Martin Giles August 7, 2018
This week’s Black Hat event will highlight job-related stress and mental health issues in the cyber workforce.
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