Information, Computer and Network Security Terms Glossary and Dictionary

Vulnerability disclosure is the practice of publishing information about a computer security problem, and a type of policy that stipulates guidelines for doing so. Either the person or organization that discovers the vulnerability or a responsible industry body such as the Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) may make the disclosure; sometimes after alerting the vendor and allowing them a certain amount of time to fix the problem before publishing the information.

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