This paper (74 PAGES) will look how and when the vulnerability was discovered and made public. It will identify the actors in the security community and examine how they responded. These actors include Microsoft, the vendor of the vulnerable product, of course, but also anti-malware companies like Internet Security Systems (ISS), Symantec, McAfee, and F-secure, and noncommercial analysts like the volunteers of the Internet Storm Center (ISC).
