Vulnerability disclosure policy bill for federal contractors clears Senate panel

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday also advanced legislation to strengthen the federal IT supply chain.

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Vulnerability disclosure policy bill for federal contractors clears Senate panel

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday also advanced legislation to strengthen the federal IT supply chain.

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Printer bug sends researchers into uproar, affects major Linux distros

The vulns would allow attackers to run any commands on targeted computers without user knowledge. But it would take a lot of work to get to that point.

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House panel moves bill that adds AI systems to National Vulnerability Database

The AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act would put NIST in charge of setting up a vulnerability reporting process for AI systems.

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The Rise of the Open Bug Bounty Project

Can you imagine launching a global bug bounty platform with almost 500,000 submissions and 13,000 researchers without consuming a cent from venture capitalists? If not, this success story is for you.

The once skyrocketing bug bounty industry seems to … Continue reading The Rise of the Open Bug Bounty Project

Update Your WordPress Website Now, Researcher Warns

WordPress version 4.8.3, released Oct. 31, fixes a serious security issue that could result in SQL injection attacks. Details about the vulnerability are now public, so attacks could soon follow. “If you haven’t updated yet, stop right now and update,” Anthony Ferrara, VP of engineering at Lingo Live and the researcher who identified the flaw..

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Google Increases Bug Bounty Payouts by 50% and Microsoft Just Doubles It!

Well, there’s some good news for hackers and bug bounty hunters!

Both tech giants Google and Microsoft have raised the value of the payouts they offer security researchers, white hat hackers and bug hunters who find high severity flaws in their produc… Continue reading Google Increases Bug Bounty Payouts by 50% and Microsoft Just Doubles It!