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Insecure Code - Vendors or Developers To Blame?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-blame-code-gremlins dept.

Annto Dev writes "Computer security expert, Bruce Schneier feels that vendors are to blame for 'lousy software'. From the article: 'They try to balance the costs of more-secure software--extra developers, fewer features, longer time to market--against the costs of insecure software: expense to patch, occasional bad press, potential loss of sales. The end result is that insecure software is common...' he said. Last week Howard Schmidt, the former White House cybersecurity adviser, argued at a seminar in London that programmers should be held responsible for flaws in code they write."

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  1. I go chop your dollar by kinaidos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In case you want to give their fight song a listen, here it is - I Go Chop Your Dollar: http://www.tlcafrica.com/I_go_chop_your_dollar1.mo v

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    Stephanie says / she wants to know / why she's given half her life to / people she hates now.
  2. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    In Soviet Russia,

    the pussy fucks YOU

    1. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And in the US too, if your name is Roy.

  3. Re:Why not?! by ak3ldama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    amen, mod parent up

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    "but money is the God of Algiers & Mahomet their prophet." - Rich. O'Bryen June 8th 1786
  4. Martha Stewart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did a little time at Camp Cupcake, and for her, that was a pretty tough grounding. Not all these bastards are like her, though.

    What I'd like to see is the entire management of corporations drug out into the town square and beat with cane poles. Get some deterrance in there at the top echelon of every company. Make every company decision a personal decision: "Am I prepared to get my fucking ass clubbing, out in public with a cane pole, because I rushed the development to meet Christmas season?"

    By God, you'd see sons of bitches making better decisions when they're eating donuts at the meeting, or you'd see sons of bitches limping around. And you'd probably see a pay hike for every programmer in the industry, even the out-sourced Indian guys and girls.

    Singapore does it right. This shit with the Supreme Court finding "evolving standards" and "World Opinion" needs to stop looking at those pussies in Europe, and take a look over at how Singapore gets the job done.