Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure

At BDO we consider the security of our systems as a top priority. But no matter how much effort we put into system security, there can still be vulnerabilities present.

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.

Our coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy is no invitation to automatically and thoroughly scan our systems, infrastructure and or services for vulnerabilities. 

Please do the following:

  • E-mail your findings to cvd@bdo.nl 
  • 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 we will do:

  • BDO will respond to your report within 5 business days with our evaluation of the report and an expected resolution date.
  • If you have followed the instructions above, BDO will not take any legal action against you in regard to the report.
  • BDO will handle your report with strict confidentiality, and not pass on your personal details to third parties without your permission.
  • BDO will keep you informed of the progress towards resolving the problem.
  • In the public information concerning the problem reported, BDO will give your name as the discoverer of the problem (unless you desire otherwise).

BDO aspires 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.

Publication date: 11-06-2020
Version number: 1.0.0


This text is based on the example of Floor Terra on https://responsibledisclosure.nl/