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Do We Really Need a Security Industry?
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."
...and if the human body was immune to germs, we'd never get sick. If food didn't go bad, we wouldn't need refrigerators. If we all had unicorns, we wouldn't need cars. If glass didn't break, we could all throw stones.
Seriously, what?
"I think any time you expose vulnerabilities it's a good thing." -Attorney General Janet Reno
If the IT products we purchased were secure out of the box, we wouldn't have to spend billions every year making them secure."
If people didn't make mistakes, we would not neet policemen, most firemen, lawyers, judges, parents, or teachers. But they do, and will continue to, make mistakes.
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