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Do We Really Need a Security Industry?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-if-software-had-no-bugs dept.

netbuzz noted that Bruce Schneir's latest column discusses the security industry where he points out that "The primary reason the IT security industry exists is because IT products and services aren't naturally secure. If computers were already secure against viruses, there wouldn't be any need for antivirus products. If bad network traffic couldn't be used to attack computers, no one would bother buying a firewall. If there were no more buffer overflows, no one would have to buy products to protect against their effects. If the IT products we purchased were secure out of the box, we wouldn't have to spend billions every year making them secure."

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  1. And if by 0racle · · Score: 1, Funny

    If a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his as ass it hopped.

    Nothings perfect, those imperfections can be exploited. There will always be a need for security products.

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    1. Re:And if by Floritard · · Score: 2, Funny

      How did this get +3 Funny? He screwed the order up and didn't even bother to use the funnier colloquialism "bump it's ass a'hoppin'!" No imagination. Then again I could tell you an even funnier and more cliché quip, but then I'd have to kill ya! Ha!

  2. Well then, let me be the first to say by w.p.richardson · · Score: 2, Funny

    If if's and but's were candy and nuts, then what a wonderful world it would be!

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  3. Blah, blah, blah ... by PhxBlue · · Score: 5, Funny

    If computers were already secure against viruses, there wouldn't be any need for antivirus products. If bad network traffic couldn't be used to attack computers, no one would bother buying a firewall. ...

    And if pigs flew out of my arse, I wouldn't need to go to the supermarket to buy bacon. What's his point?

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  4. That's gross by Lurker2288 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd eat bacon from your own ass pigs? Remind me not to come to your house for BLTs.

    1. Re:That's gross by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Funny

      You'd eat bacon from your own ass pigs? Remind me not to come to your house for BLTs.

      Just don't ask where the tomatoes come from.

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  5. Re:Finally! by pturing · · Score: 2, Funny

    I suppose you're posting this comment via a snail-mail to http gateway.

  6. A reason to implement the Evil Bit by Random+BedHead+Ed · · Score: 3, Funny

    If bad network traffic couldn't be used to attack computers, no one would bother buying a firewall.

    Sounds like a good reason to implement the Evil Bit for all IP traffic from now on. (Of course, if you own stock in a firewall distributor or other security company, better diversify before they implement this RFC.)

  7. Bosco by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 4, Funny

    We live in a world where people will trade their password for a bar of chocolate. In many cases, they don't need to trade the chocolate because we also live in a world where people name their passwords after chocolate.
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  8. Re:In other news by wirelessbuzzers · · Score: 4, Funny

    If people didn't commit crimes there wouldn't be a need for police. We'd still need analogy police. Speaking of which, you're under arrest.
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