Responsible disclosure

At POM, we consider the security of our solutions and systems a top priority. But no matter how much effort we put into system security, there can still be vulnerabilities present. We have therefore opted for a policy of coordinated disclosure of vulnerabilities (also known as the ‘Responsible Disclosure Policy’). If you discover a vulnerability, we would like to know about it so we can take steps to address it as quickly as possible. We would like to ask you to help us better protect our clients and our systems.

What do we ask of you?

  • E-mail your findings to infosec@pom.be. Encrypt your findings using our PGP key to prevent this critical information from falling into the wrong hands;
  • Do not take advantage of the vulnerability or problem you have discovered, for example by downloading more data than necessary to demonstrate the vulnerability or deleting or modifying other people's data;
  • Do not reveal the problem to others until it has been resolved;
  • Do not use attacks on physical security, social engineering, distributed denial of service, spam or applications of third parties;
  • Do provide sufficient information to reproduce the problem, so we will be able to resolve it as quickly as possible. Usually, the IP address or the URL of the affected system and a description of the vulnerability will be sufficient, but complex vulnerabilities may require further explanation.

What do we promise?

  • We will respond to your report within 3 business days with our evaluation of the report and an expected resolution date;
  • If you have followed the instructions above, we will not take any legal action against you in regard to the report;
  • We will handle your report with strict confidentiality, and not pass on your personal details to third parties without your permission, unless this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation. Reporting under an alias is possible;
  • We will keep you informed of the progress towards resolving the problem;
  • In the public information concerning the problem is reported, we will give your name as the discoverer of the problem (unless you desire otherwise);

We strive to resolve all problems as quickly as possible, and we would like to play an active role in the ultimate publication on the problem after it is resolved. If you have any questions, we encourage you to address them to infosec@pom.be. In case of doubt about the applicability of this policy, please contact us first via this e-mail address, to ask for explicit permission. We reserve the right to change the content of this Policy at any time, or to terminate the Policy.

This text is a derivative work of "Responsible Disclosure" by Floor Terra, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.