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Re: bloomberg on supermicro: sky is falling


From: Saku Ytti <saku () ytti fi>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:57:50 +0300

Hey,

Important distinction; You fire any contractor who does it *repeatedly* after communicating the requirements for 
securing your data.

Zero-tolerance for genuine mistakes (we all make them) just leads to high contractor turnaround and no conceivable 
security improvement; A a rotating door of mediocre contractors is a much larger attack surface than a small set of 
contractors you actively work with to improve security.

+1.

Changing people is a cop out, and often blame shifting. Believing you
have better people than your competitor is dangerous. Creating
environment where humans can succeed is far harder than creating
environment where humans systematically fail.

-- 
  ++ytti


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