Chapter 2. Six Billion Crash Test Dummies: Irrational Innovation and Perverse Incentives
This [software vulnerability] list acutely scratches at the top of an enormous iceberg. The underlying reality is shameful: most system and web application software is written oblivious to security principles, software engineering, operational implications, and indeed common sense. | ||
| --Dr. Peter G. Neumann Principal Scientist, SRI International Computer Science Lab | ||
You are a crash test dummy for software manufacturers and are paying extravagantly for the privilege. In 1986, an Alabama driver lost his seven-year-old grandson due to defective software that failed to correctly control the flow of fuel to the vehicle’s engine. This failure caused the vehicle to ...
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