Heya all, Most of you who are long time users of this list know I tend to avoid conversations on-list about full-disclosure. I'm of the opinion it's a religious discussion with little or no merit for debate given that people are unlikely to move from their current position. Having said this every now and then something does occur within our industry to spur discussion. In this case I came across something which directly impacts the Pen-Testing arena and I would like to throw it out for open discussion. The event in question is a new Vendor Notification Alert Scheme the folks over at NGSSoftware announced yesterday. The announcement can (and should be) read at: http://www.nextgenss.com/news/vna.html In brief they are now unloading limited details to the public about vulnerabilities they have notified vendors about. Their reasoning behind this is well thought out and I suggest you read the announcement before jumping to a visceral conclusion one way or another. The way this impacts the Pen-testing community is that these vulnerabilities which are in the process (presumably) of being fixed are actively being coded into the Typhon II Vulnerability Assessment Scanner from NGSSoftware. This obviously is a significant issue which I suspect many of you out there have opinions on. I have my own but I'll hold out on commenting till the conversation gets under way (if it actually does so). Lastly, before you post a reply - please read the provided URL. And for those of you who are entirely disinterested in threads like this, please accept my apologies in advance. -al VP Engineering SecurityFocus "Vae Victis" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
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