In a Cybersecurity Vendor War, the End User Loses

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When vulnerability information is disclosed without a patch available, users are the ones really being punished.
Rarely do you see corporations clash over vulnerability disclosures. It’s almost an unwritten rule that a business wouldn’t participate in improper vulnerability disclosures, but Google has decided to go head-to-head with Microsoft in the release of information after 90 days of initial notification, even though Microsoft has acknowledged the flaw and scheduled an update.

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