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    A security firm which asks vendors to pay for the bugs it discovers otherwise it threatens to release the flaw publicly has re-ignited debate over the reporting of software vulnerabilities.

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    Technology giant IBM has taken independent security researchers to task for their role in making information about unpublished computer attacks available in an undisciplined manner.

  • Vulnerability-auction site claims to help security

    Responsible disclosure may become a thing of the past as an auction site, which sells zero-day vulnerabilities to the highest bidder, begins trading.

  • Microsoft fixes 9 flaws in 6 patches; 4 are critical

    Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped.

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    The public release of computer code that exploits a yet-to-be-patched Windows security hole increases the possibility of widespread attacks, security experts have warned.

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