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Questioning Security Certifications

Posted by michael on from the sheepskin dept.

prostoalex writes "BusinessWeek questions the validity of security certifications in the modern world. They take a look at Federal Information Processing Standard and the certification process. Apparently 'the testing companies make money by certifying products, not catching problems' thus implying that the seal of approval might not mean a whole lot."

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  1. So does this mean Oracle's unbreakable by f00zbll · · Score: 0, Troll

    claim is not worth the paper it's printed on? For that matter, every piece of software is now insecure. What does this mean for the consumer? Are we to just trust each company and pray their software is as secure as they claim? What about cases where a company has a monopoly and everyone is forced to use it even if it is insecure.

  2. Certified by conduit4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, I can take a shit in a box and mark it certified if you want me to, I have the time. Just send the check to....