Richard Clarke sent an unlikely memo to industry security groups saying he had submitted his resignation to President Bush. Clarke cited two specific and less controversial reasons leaving his post. Security researchers Mark and David Litchfield picked the precise moment of Clarkes news and Slammer to criticize the vulnerability information sharing process. Litchfields cited concerns over CERTs paid subscription service getting data before everyone else. The move opens the door for fewer and fewer companies to share vulnerability information with CERT, the nonprofit research clearinghouse.”]
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