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Most Security Products Fail To Perform
An anonymous reader writes "Nearly 80 percent of security products fail to perform as intended when first tested and generally require two or more cycles of testing before achieving certification, according to a new ICSA Labs report that details lessons gleaned from testing thousands of security products over 20 years. Across seven product categories core product functionality accounted for 78 percent of initial test failures. For example, an anti-virus product failing to prevent infection and for firewalls or an IPS product not filtering malicious traffic. Rounding out the top three is the startling finding that 44 percent of security products had inherent security problems. Security testing issues range from vulnerabilities that compromise the confidentiality or integrity of the system to random behavior that affects product availability."
Maybe they're nervous?
I mean you put them under a lot of pressure to perform and chastise them harshly when they fail to meet your expectations.
Perhaps you should mix them a nice drink, use some mood lighting and tell them you love them once in a while. It's not just about you after all.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
The TSA has issued a press release calling their performance "In line with industry standard private sector security solutions"...
Here's a quote you might like: I reject your reality, and substitute my own! - Mythbusters
Half of me thinks you're being sarcastic, but the other half is concerned that you think companies actually want to pay for something good, and that PHBs don't impose stupid deadlines to rush projects out of the door because competitors are building the same product.
You want to know which projects are going to be bug-free at realease? Hurd, Duke Nukem: Forever, and the Phantom console.
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yes we cam?