From: Jay D. Dyson (jdyson@treachery.net)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2007 - 14:54:55 EDT
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, M.B.Jr. wrote:
>> That's certainly in keeping with the way industry treats
>> security: it's consistently regarded as an afterthought.
>
> Didn't get your point here; see, they are obviously suggesting
> prevention.
My point is that prevention and redress of security issues are
consistently given only cursory attention; often little more than lip
service...until systems start crashing or the firm starts hemorrhaging
sensitive data.
>> To be honest, I'm not very concerned. I wear a lot of hats across the
>> IT sector, so I've always got work. But when (not if) the next system
>> gets cratered because of lousy security, I'll be more than happy to do
>> the work, earn the large sums, and consider the cashing of the
>> customer's checks as my way of saying, "See, I told you so."
>
> Oh, very professional.
Thanks. I've long appreciated the wisdom of the adage that one
can lead a horse to water but cannot make it drink, so I focus instead on
making the beast thirsty enough to rethink its mission.
- -Jay
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