Re: The biggest thing affecting software security? People, apparently.

["Clinton E. Troutman" <troutman () mesh net>]

On Wednesday 29 June 2005 10:09, Nick Murison wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> www.threatsandcountermeasures.com just closed their poll on what people
> thought was the biggest thing affecting software security.  The results
> were:
>
> People:     80.3%
> Process:    18.2%
> Technology:  1.5%
>
> Results also available from
> www.threatsandcountermeasures.com/PastPolls.aspx.
>
> If this is the case, then why is there such a huge financial investment in
> security technology?  Is the human factor expected to magically improves
> once we've got the "right" technology?
>
> For our new poll, Threats and Countermeasures are asking what people
> consider to be the more secure web application development platform; JSP,
> PHP, ColdFusion, ASP.NET or old-skool CGI.
>
> Best regards,

Ignorance can be fixed.
Software can be fixed.
Stupid is forever...

-- 
Clinton E. Troutman