Schneier Explains How to Fix Insecure Software
January 18th, 2007
This short essay by Bruce Schneier is an excellent little summary of what has to be done to make software more secure. In the wake of this morning’s announcement that systems at several major retail chains were hacked as far back as 2003, I’d really like elected officials and other policymakers to read it…
Interesting article. My only question is, why hasn’t this been the case since day one? Why do we just let software companies slap anything on their EULAs that effortlessly extricates them from any liabilities whatsoever? I know that user error should be factored in, but I think it really is time for software makers to take responsibility as well. The only difficulty I imagine would be drawing the line between misuse of the software and incompetence on the part of the software company.