Chris Wysopal (better known as Weld Pond) was a member of the high profile hacker think tank, the L0pht. Weld Pond earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Systems & Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Weld Pond was the seventh member to join the L0pht. His projects there included L0phtCrack and Netcat for Windows. He was also webmaster/graphic designer for the L0pht's web site, and for Hacker News Network (the first hacker blog). Wikipedia
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Rationale: if the Vendor does not respond, then the Reporter or Coordinator may not be sure if the Vendor is truly aware of the reported vulnerability, and/or if the Vendor intends to resolve the vulnerability. www.vulnwatch.org/papers/draft-christey-wysopal-vuln-disc...
