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To disclose or not to disclose? The hacker question

This 2013 article in The Sydney Morning Herald examines how long software vendors should have to patch a vulnerability before researchers publicly disclose it. Casey Ellis, CEO of Bugcrowd, says researchers may resort to full disclosure after patch deadlines pass unmet, and he credits Google's seven-day policy with making patches a higher priority.

Source description, as published

How long should a vendor have until they tell the world that a vulnerability in their software is being used to hack victims?

Inventors / authors: Liam Tung