Aviation ISAC says liability protections promoting vulnerability disclosure will help address botnet threats

The Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center is urging the Trump administration to consider ways to limit liability for companies that quickly disclose cyber vulnerabilities, saying it would incentivize vulnerability disclosure and patching that would help prevent attacks by botnets.

In comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the Trump administration’s landmark report on botnet threats, the Aviation ISAC said limiting liability for companies would encourage independent security researchers to notify companies of cyber vulnerabilities quicker and...