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| | The disclosure debate rages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) |
 | | For decades, companies from the largest enterprise environment to the tiny brick-and-mortar down the street have debated the merits of full disclosure and who should know about vulnerabilities first. |
 | | Full disclosure is complicated and the lack of a standard reporting protocol doesn't help matters, according to Giga Senior Industry Analyst Michael Rasmussen. |
 | | Full disclosure opponents say that a free exchange of vulnerability details only serves to arm the crackers, while proponents, like searchSecurity member David J. Bianco, say that sharing security information with other professionals is an "absolute necessity," especially when it comes to knowing if a vendor patch solves the problem. |
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