If these had been computer science applicants, I think the slashdot responses would be much different. Shouldn't ApplyYourself and Harvard be to blame for posting information on the internet that they didn't want viewed? A sophisticated hack wasn't required, just simply knowing what to put in the URL. How can one of our leading business educating institutions show such a blatent disregard for information security? I'll bet choicepoint executives were educated at Harvard!
This is a legitimate issue, but it has no solution as long as opensource development continues to be done by insecure "14 year olds" who have no understanding of enterprise needs. The only solution I can see is for more corporate involvement , sponsorship, and ultimately leadership.
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If these had been computer science applicants, I think the slashdot responses would be much different. Shouldn't ApplyYourself and Harvard be to blame for posting information on the internet that they didn't want viewed? A sophisticated hack wasn't required, just simply knowing what to put in the URL. How can one of our leading business educating institutions show such a blatent disregard for information security? I'll bet choicepoint executives were educated at Harvard!
This is a legitimate issue, but it has no solution as long as opensource development continues to be done by insecure "14 year olds" who have no understanding of enterprise needs. The only solution I can see is for more corporate involvement , sponsorship, and ultimately leadership.