Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers, who have said the smartcard's security was "fundamentally broken".
The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.
A US judge let stand a temporary restraining order preventing three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students from discussing or disclosing their research into security vulnerabilities in the payment system for the local subway system.
Responsible disclosure may become a thing of the past as an auction site, which sells zero-day vulnerabilities to the highest bidder, begins trading.
Software makers are at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to flaw disclosure, Mozilla's security chief said on Saturday.
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.
Open-source developer Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs.
Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is preferred.
In the name of education, Microsoft invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.
By making coding flaws public, are security researchers exposing users to unnecessary risk? Some believe only full disclosure keeps vendors honest. Flaw finders, however, disagree.
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