Ask HN: If your company cares about security, why does it use Slack?

Re:Ask HN: If your company cares about security, why does it... by etchalon on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:06PM (#14655919)

I think both options have tradeoffs.

If you use a service, you're outsourcing your security to perhaps more competent people, but you're making yourself a larger target.

Self-hosting makes you a smaller target, but you're taking all the risk on yourself.

Neither is a panacea.

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Re:Ask HN: If your company cares about security, why does it... by KekDemaga on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:11PM (#14655986)

I agree the answer is shades of gray. Personally I prefer self host because I am able to get more visibility on my threat model that way. If you aren't equipped to use that information then I see little benefit to it.

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