Security Alliance
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Three months ago, we released the Whitehat Safe Harbor Agreement, a legal framework to protect whitehats who intercept and return funds. One of the most common questions we got was, "what happens if someone threatens to sue me anyways"?
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Security Alliance
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Although we believe that in general, legal action is unlikely, we understand that even the threat of legal fees is intimidating. Today, we're proud to announce a partnership with the SRLDF to provide financial assistance to whitehats facing such fees https://www.securityresearchlegaldefensefund.org/
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Security Alliance
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The SRLDF has already been activated to award a grant to researchers from Dragon Sector, who were then able to disclose their key research into the security of train software despite threats of retaliation https://x.com/dsredford/status/1754185120989294990
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Under this partnership, the SRLDF will also award grants for legal fees to whitehats who conduct good-faith research under the Safe Harbor Agreement. We hope this serves as an additional deterrent against frivolous lawsuits and gives whitehats additional peace of mind
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