BugTraq Shutdown

[Nytro]

2020 was quite the year, one that saw many changes. As we begin 2021, we wanted

to send one last note to our friends and supporters at the SecurityFocus BugTraq

mailing list. As many of you know, assets of Symantec were acquired by Broadcom

in late 2019, and some of those assets were then acquired by Accenture in 2020

(https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/accenture-completes-acquisition-of-broadco

ms-symantec-cyber-security- services-business.htm). SecurityFocus assets were

included in this transition, and the mailing list has not been updated since the

work to transition to Accenture began.

 

The SecurityFocus assets, including the BugTraq mailing list, has a long history

of providing timely information on the latest vulnerabilities, security vendor

announcements, and exploit information.  We are forever grateful to those who

created, maintained, and contributed to the archive - many of us have connected

and learned from each other through these lists.  The history of the list and the

sharing of the information has contributed to ensuring that we are building the

information security community to be something stronger.  Community contribution

is one of the foundations to building a stronger Information Security force.

 

At this time, resources for the BugTraq mailing list have not been prioritized,

and this will be the last message to the list. The archive will be shut down

January 31st, 2021.

 

For similar information, please refer to some of the following links:

https://www.defcon.org/html/links/mailing-lists.html

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/

 

This is where the appropriate geek-like reference and farewell comes in,

something like “So long, and thanks for all the fish”, but that seems too cavalier for

this. So thank you, for your support, wisdom, and willingness to share – whether

you are a contributor, reader, or lurker on the list. All of you have made a

difference. Be well, and keep up the good work!

 

 

[Nytro]

Bugtraq has been a valuable institution within the Cyber Security community for

almost 30 years. Many of our own people entered the industry by subscribing to it

and learning from it. So, based on the feedback we’ve received both from the

community-at-large and internally, we’ve decided to keep the Bugtraq list running.

We’ll be working in the coming weeks to ensure that it can remain a valuable asset

to the community for years to come.  - Accenture Security