[depierre]

SAP can mean so many things that it's easy to get lost in the weeds, and I'm just talking about getting familiar with their landscape... While working on that post, I found new vulnerabilities that SAP is now addressing.

I'll be honest, I've never been on the other side dealing with red tape. It'd probably drive me mad. But from the researcher/consultant side, it's definitely gotten easier to report vulnerabilities. Vendors now have security contacts, coordinated disclosure policies, and even bug bounty programs. Not all vendors, of course. But compared to 10 years ago, it's night and day.

[hinkley]

From personal experience, CERT advisories can help cut a lot of red tape. A lot of the wishful thinking and inertia evaporate once the public disclosure goes out.

That is a big part of why there’s so much support for the disclosures. People like me and GP see how little progress gets made without the “Press”.

[depierre]

It's really about striking a balance: giving vendors a fair chance to patch, while also not leaving users in the dark indefinitely. That's also why the 90-day disclosure policy has become common in the industry (e.g., Google's Project Zero). I've had cases where I tried reaching out via email, LinkedIn, Twitter, you name it, and got radio silence for months and months. Then, when you make the difficult decision to go public, the vendor finally reacts... That sudden urgency only shows up when there's a bit of spotlight.