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DHS Mandates Federal Agencies to Run Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

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The DHS is requiring all federal agencies to develop a vulnerability disclosure policy. The goal is that people who discover vulnerabilities in government systems have a mechanism for reporting them to someone who might actually do something about it.

The devil is in the details, of course, but this is a welcome development.

The DHS is seeking public feedback.

Tags: DHS, disclosure, national security policy, vulnerabilities

Posted on November 27, 2019 at 3:34 PM8 Comments

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