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.
- Organizations should truly respect and reward ethical vuln researchers, and continuing to improve ways to work together!
- Vuln researchers should continue to notify organizations of vulnerabilities, with proper proof and documentation
- It is likely that vuln reporting will transform into vuln+exploit example reporting
- The timelines for reporting processing, validation, and recognition should tighten as the exposure from attackers is happening sooner
- The risk of unethical vulnerability researchers/blackhat hackers rises as well. We must understand they are the catalyst for timeline acceleration.
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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!