Open disclosure of software vulnerabilities is often associated with gray-hat hackers, described as security researchers who aren?t particular about who learns of their findings. Research the three types of hackers (white hat, gray hat and black hat) and try to determine their typical positions on full disclosure of software problems prior to patches or new versions of the software being made available in the marketplace. Use Google.com or your favorite Internet search engine with a query of ?Open Disclosure of Software Vulnerabilities? to help you formulate your answers.
