The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken

Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by hvs on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @11:03AM (#12846190)

So, "companies think that security is unnecessary" is a sign that the security industry is working?

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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by raesene9 on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @11:17AM (#12846400)

nope it's a sign of the strong market for lemons in IT products.

There's no adequate way for consumers to differentiate between well secured products and badly secured products (every company will tell you "security is their top priority" if you ask them).

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Re:The Mirai Botnet Is Proof the Security Industry Is Broken by Beltiras on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @11:13AM (#12846352)

TBF the comparison is against a well defended server of which there is a great many examples.

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