RE: Mythos 5 Restricted by US Government for Being Too Dangerous

[inertia]

Right, distinguish between actual operational changes and surrounding buzz around Mythos-class systems and uncover what traditional tools miss and how defenders should prioritize fixes when discovery exceeds patch deployment speed. Got it.

But the real question is how to communicate urgency without giving attackers a clear path to success. I'd like to hear your thoughts on responsible disclosure, remediation prioritization, and information sharing in the age of AI-driven vulnerability discovery and exploitation.

Because that's what makes it sound disingenuous. You end up with:

Whitehat: Here's exactly what's wrong.
Blackhat: Oh, that's exactly what's wrong? How interesting.

Comments

[mrosenquist]

My thoughts on responsible disclosure are not that controversial. I believe the same principles apply. In fact, they are more important than ever as the timelines will be accelerated.

1. Organizations should truly respect and reward ethical vuln researchers, and continuing to improve ways to work together!
2. Vuln researchers should continue to notify organizations of vulnerabilities, with proper proof and documentation
3. It is likely that vuln reporting will transform into vuln+exploit example reporting
4. The timelines for reporting processing, validation, and recognition should tighten as the exposure from attackers is happening sooner
5. The risk of unethical vulnerability researchers/blackhat hackers rises as well. We must understand they are the catalyst for timeline acceleration.
6. Recognize that the tools the white/blackhat teams use will likely be the same or similar. This has always been the case (ex. network sniffers, remote access tools, vulnerability scanners, encryption, etc.)
7. Remediation prioritization must be re-evaluated by organizations with consideration of the risks introduced by new AI models. They must make informed business choices, which will define the prioritization process and ultimate outcomes.
8. Information sharing is crucial for cybersecurity, but it must be done in a proper way so it does not create unintentional risks. Our adversaries already are very good at information sharing!