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The value of vulnerabilities
Jason Miller, 2006-03-07

There is value in finding vulnerabilities. Yet many people believe that a vulnerability doesn't exist until it is disclosed to the public. We know that vulnerabilities need to be disclosed, but what role do vendors have to make these issues public?

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Re: Re:Good Points 2006-03-09
Matthew Murphy
Sure it would. A trusted operating system would, in fact, eliminate vulnerability. Now show me such an operating system.

...Didn't think so.

Fact is, OSes are inherently vulnerable to attack because they have the nearly-impossible task of protecting the system from itself, from attackers and...

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