After WannaCry, US lawmakers introduced the Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017, or PATCH Act. If the bill gets passed, it would create a Vulnerabilities Equities Process Review Board where they would decide if a vulnerability, known by the government, would be disclosed to a non-government entity. It won’t be an easy law to iron out as they’ll need to find the right balance between vulnerability disclosure and national security.
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