Developers Blame Users for security problems

["Greenarrow 1" <Greenarrow1 () msn com>]

In case someone did not read this article I am sending it as a post (I 
realize it is just a survey and they do not show who participated it is 
still interesting):

http://www.internetweek.com/allStories/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=23902554

Developers Blame Users For Security Problems

By TechWeb News

Users are the weak link in security and Linux is inherently more secure than 
Windows, said developers polled by Evans Data in a survey released Tuesday.

One in four developers think that the biggest hurdle to security is end 
users refusing to adhere to polices, a nice way to pass the buck for 
potentially-flawed code.

"As with any other security concern, the best technology in the world can be 
undone by untrained or inattentive end users," said Glenn MacEwen, an 
analyst with Evans, in a statement. "The same holds true for the development 
of secure computing applications and projects."

In other survey findings, Evans said that developers were split on which 
libraries and APIs to use when building security applications. While 17 
percent use Java security APIs and the same percentage uses Microsoft Web 
Services Extension (WSE), OpenSSL is right behind at 15 percent.

And in numbers that will warm the hearts of Linux enthusiasts, the poll of 
400 database developers and IT managers found that 25 percent think the 
open-source OS has the best innate security. Microsoft's Windows 2003 came 
in second, at 19 percent.

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George
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