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Comment: 90% is probably low (Score 1) 65

by Geek of the Week (#31562132) Attached to: Google Hands Out Web Security Scanner

I wouldn't be surprised if the actual number is much, much higher. This has always been a problem with software development, I'm not sure why anyone thought it got better when apps became web-based. When your business depends on apps being up and running (or running the newest, coolest features) security is usually not the highest priority.

As a vendor I sit in meetings all the time with app architects and even security people (up to and including CISOs) at some of the biggest corporations in the world who freely admit to the horrid security holes in their apps. Worse, a lot of them think their packet inspection firewall will protect them. Layer 7 attacks are still not very well understood or appreciated by a lot of IT people.

Comment: Not to hijack but.... (Score 0, Offtopic) 328

by Geek of the Week (#26539033) Attached to: Possible Last-Minute Problems With Vista SP2

Okay, I moved into sales years ago so I don't spend nearly as much time on /. since my lobotomy. Maybe that's why I'm freaked out by noticing there are people posting with user ids above 1M?

Boggles my mind. Who would have believed back in the "Chips and Dips" days that /. would become this?

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