Dangers of Offshoring / Reverse Offshoring
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I many ways people brought this Offshoring nightmare upon themselves. The collapse of the DOTCOM boom was the beginning of this scandalous mess. Every developer still believed they were worth $200,000 a year. So development Offshoring began.
Since then, the popularity of Offshoring large portions of Information Technology has boomed. Now many companies are Offshoring their IT because they feel their competition will beat them in market share, stock price, profitability and ability to rapidly improve product. All these fears are true, but this is only viewing this ugly beast from one angle. It's like looking at only one area of a prism and not the others.
From a short term business point of view Offshoring makes the most sense. Have you looked at the long term point of view for Privacy, Corporate Security, National Security, Job Stability, Effective Pricing and how this will have an impact on your organization?
For instance let's take a quick look at job stability and effective pricing. Here it is the year 2016, Information Technologies such as networking and programming are no longer key areas of focus for people. India understands they are the global leader n this market, what is the first thing that will happen? Prices will drastically increase! The TCO for projects will go through the roof just as if it were another DOTCOM BOOM. We will be forced to pay the ever rising costs because there is no localized talent for doing these particular jobs.
Here is another angle you don't here about much. The Privacy of Your Data OffShore! India has the highest job turnover rate of about 80%. Everyone is changing jobs to make more money like they did here during the DOTCOM BOOM. Others are performing illegal acts like extracting and selling user information that they have access too. Last year this was brought to light when an Employee in India was caught selling information obtained from banks.
You are by now probably asking yourself, how can this get any worse? Hold on for this one! Many companies have begun to complain about how expensive security, compliance and regulation are becoming. So companies have begun to off shore their security efforts to India now. I have been a penetration tester for 8 years. This is by far the stupidest move I have ever seen in my entire life. I have had the pleasure of re-testing numerous applications and networks originally tested by an Indian firm. I'm going to be nice and not mention these firms but let's just say, they missed 80% of the critical vulnerabilities. Then you ask yourself what companies would do this, well several banks with off shore efforts, software companies like Adobe, and numerous other companies. Did anyone do an impact analysis on this decision? I doubt it! What will the turnout be? I know I will not purchase any software that out-sources security to India. I know the Department of Defense will most likely drop their contracts with any such company for reasons of National Security.
Finally, how does OffShoring impact National Security? In this case it impacts world security. How is this possible you are probably asking yourself? It's easy THE WHOLE WORLD OUTSOURCES TO INDIA! I have worked with clients in Germany, London, France, Abu Dabi, Dubai, and numerous other countries and they all outsource to India! This violates the #1 Security Rule! NEVER Have a Single Point of Failure!
Now let's think "Outside The Box" on what I am talking about! India has become the IT Epicenter of the world. Before making vital business decisions has anyone corporation performed a geographical study or demographical study of the key areas around where we are outsourcing? One scenario that I am talking about is the fact that all the key areas in India where we are doing our outsourcing are prone to: Earthquakes, Massive Flooding and Possible Tsunamis. Now those are only the potential problems with Nature. Let's look at other Potential Threat Models. What about the major disputes between India and Pakistan, both countries have been kno
I'm curious, how many of you people that cry about your civil liberties have actually bothered to serve and defend your country? It makes me sick to my stomach to listen to you cry about your liberties being violated when you don't have the courage to defend your country or your rights by enlisting. Freedom Isn't Free, but you tree hugging hippies dont realize that now do you?
My friends can tell you from their graves how Freedom Isn't Free. But then again you tree hugging hippies hold protests at Military Funerals. Let's face it, The Constitution was written over 200 years ago. Do you really think our founding father's had enough foresight to predict the problems of the future? HELL, there was little technology back then, no cars, phones, radios, internet or television.
If you don't like the way things are run in America.......move to Canada or Mexico!
The NSA along with several other agencies have been monitoring America's phone calls and e-mails for many years. Why is it that people are only starting to care about it now? Can any of you say ECHELON program? I am serious, what is the major concern? Do you think they will come after you for calling your weed dealer? Get a life!
Most of you act like a bunch of educated imbeciles on this site. What are you proving? NOTHING! It's obvious that all of this was going on in front of your eyes, nothing was hidden. Look at the NSA's TRAILBLAZER project, and the GROUNDBREAKER project. The signs were smacking you right in the face. Also, what about your ISPs forcing you to use their SMTP servers? Don't you think that was because of an agreement with the government?
Just let the NSA and other agencies do their job, PROTECT YOUR SORRY ASSES!
If you work in Corporate America, you assume there is no privacy in the workplace.
Why do you accept that, where you can get in trouble for the slightest policy violation. Then turn around and cry about the NSA monitoring phone calls and emails, and not get in trouble unless you are a drug lord or terrorist.
It's time to grow up and stop wasting precious hard drive space with your complaints!
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I many ways people brought this Offshoring nightmare upon themselves. The collapse of the DOTCOM boom was the beginning of this scandalous mess. Every developer still believed they were worth $200,000 a year. So development Offshoring began.
Since then, the popularity of Offshoring large portions of Information Technology has boomed. Now many companies are Offshoring their IT because they feel their competition will beat them in market share, stock price, profitability and ability to rapidly improve product. All these fears are true, but this is only viewing this ugly beast from one angle. It's like looking at only one area of a prism and not the others.
From a short term business point of view Offshoring makes the most sense. Have you looked at the long term point of view for Privacy, Corporate Security, National Security, Job Stability, Effective Pricing and how this will have an impact on your organization?
For instance let's take a quick look at job stability and effective pricing. Here it is the year 2016, Information Technologies such as networking and programming are no longer key areas of focus for people. India understands they are the global leader n this market, what is the first thing that will happen? Prices will drastically increase! The TCO for projects will go through the roof just as if it were another DOTCOM BOOM. We will be forced to pay the ever rising costs because there is no localized talent for doing these particular jobs.
Here is another angle you don't here about much. The Privacy of Your Data OffShore!
India has the highest job turnover rate of about 80%. Everyone is changing jobs to make more money like they did here during the DOTCOM BOOM. Others are performing illegal acts like extracting and selling user information that they have access too. Last year this was brought to light when an Employee in India was caught selling information obtained from banks.
You are by now probably asking yourself, how can this get any worse? Hold on for this one! Many companies have begun to complain about how expensive security, compliance and regulation are becoming. So companies have begun to off shore their security efforts to India now. I have been a penetration tester for 8 years. This is by far the stupidest move I have ever seen in my entire life. I have had the pleasure of re-testing numerous applications and networks originally tested by an Indian firm. I'm going to be nice and not mention these firms but let's just say, they missed 80% of the critical vulnerabilities. Then you ask yourself what companies would do this, well several banks with off shore efforts, software companies like Adobe, and numerous other companies. Did anyone do an impact analysis on this decision? I doubt it! What will the turnout be? I know I will not purchase any software that out-sources security to India. I know the Department of Defense will most likely drop their contracts with any such company for reasons of National Security.
Finally, how does OffShoring impact National Security? In this case it impacts world security. How is this possible you are probably asking yourself? It's easy THE WHOLE WORLD OUTSOURCES TO INDIA! I have worked with clients in Germany, London, France, Abu Dabi, Dubai, and numerous other countries and they all outsource to India! This violates the #1 Security Rule! NEVER Have a Single Point of Failure!
Now let's think "Outside The Box" on what I am talking about! India has become the IT Epicenter of the world. Before making vital business decisions has anyone corporation performed a geographical study or demographical study of the key areas around where we are outsourcing? One scenario that I am talking about is the fact that all the key areas in India where we are doing our outsourcing are prone to: Earthquakes, Massive Flooding and Possible Tsunamis. Now those are only the potential problems with Nature. Let's look at other Potential Threat Models. What about the major disputes between India and Pakistan, both countries have been kno
My friends can tell you from their graves how Freedom Isn't Free. But then again you tree hugging hippies hold protests at Military Funerals. Let's face it, The Constitution was written over 200 years ago. Do you really think our founding father's had enough foresight to predict the problems of the future? HELL, there was little technology back then, no cars, phones, radios, internet or television.
If you don't like the way things are run in America.......move to Canada or Mexico!
Most of you act like a bunch of educated imbeciles on this site. What are you proving? NOTHING! It's obvious that all of this was going on in front of your eyes, nothing was hidden. Look at the NSA's TRAILBLAZER project, and the GROUNDBREAKER project. The signs were smacking you right in the face. Also, what about your ISPs forcing you to use their SMTP servers? Don't you think that was because of an agreement with the government?
Just let the NSA and other agencies do their job, PROTECT YOUR SORRY ASSES! If you work in Corporate America, you assume there is no privacy in the workplace. Why do you accept that, where you can get in trouble for the slightest policy violation. Then turn around and cry about the NSA monitoring phone calls and emails, and not get in trouble unless you are a drug lord or terrorist. It's time to grow up and stop wasting precious hard drive space with your complaints!