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How companies could share cyber risks without exposing their secrets

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How companies could share cyber risks without exposing their secrets

Zero-knowledge proofs allow companies to prove the presence of security vulnerabilities without disclosing sensitive asset inventories, network diagrams, or vulnerability scans. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies tested the approach with anonymized data from three operational environments and confirmed that yes-or-no questions about known vulnerabilities could be answered using only mathematical proofs rather than raw scan data. Broader adoption would require structured pilot programs before agencies rely on these proofs for compliance or procurement decisions.

Why it matters: Infrastructure operators, government agencies, and CISO teams need this approach to enable vulnerability disclosure without exposing proprietary information that could become attack roadmaps if compromised or misused in regulatory proceedings.

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