Let’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:53:54 +0000

… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn’t protect researchers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d9HY01sLptw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Project Zero highlights patch quality with policy tweak

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:26:07 +0000

Google’s Project Zero bug-hunting team has tweaked its 90-day responsible disclosure policy to help improve the quality and adoption of vendor patches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/45XsE2-NHPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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HackerOne pays $20,000 bounty after breach of own systems

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:08:39 +0000

In an embarrassing twist, bug bounty platform HackerOne has paid a $20,000 reward to a researcher who reported a security flaw inadvertently caused by one of its staff during… a bug submission.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/iDklXemCQZs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Uncle Sam opens arms to friendly hackers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:05:46 +0000

All you bug hunters out there are about to get a nice Christmas gift – the US federal government finally wants to hear from you.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1jIWQRoKIEI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:27:40 +0000

A serious Wi-Fi flaw shows how Linux handles security in plain sight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k8HeNuageMA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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