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The Price of Restricting Vulnerability Publications Wednesday, 06 April 2005, 09:18 GMT There are calls from some quarters to restrict the publication of information about security vulnerabilities in an effort to limit the number of people with the knowledge and ability to attack computer systems. Scientists in other fields have considered similar proposals and rejected them, or adopted only narrow, voluntary restrictions. As in other fields of science, there is a real danger that publication restrictions will inhibit the advancement of the state of the art in computer security. Read More at Digital Law Back to main page InfoSec Directory » Bluetooth Security Tools » Windows/Linux Security - Web Server Role » Anti-Spyware Software: Securing the Corporate Network » Using Digital Signatures to Secure Email and Stop Phishing Attacks » Tracking and Tracing Cyber-Attacks: Technical Challenges and Global Policy Issues Latest Press Releases » GunnAllen Financial Switches to FrontBridge to Ease Message Archiving Processes » "Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security": Building, Securing, and Maintaining BSD Systems » Secured Services and Allegent Technology Group Announce Bristol West Deployment of Network Security Platform » Netframeworks announces the availability of its SafeSpaceSoftware suite of products and services » CP-Lab Releases Password Manager XP » eEye Digital Security Announces Availability of Protection For April Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities More Articles » VoIP – What’s the Real Opportunity for Small Businesses? » Run Your IT Department Like a Business! What? » Zombie Computers » HTTP Response Splitting » An IT Manager’s Insight into Securing Removable Media

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