Re:Kids Pass Just Reminded Us How Hard Responsible Disclosur...
by solatic on Sunday August 06, 2017 @02:26AM
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> It makes no sense at all
It's the Dictator's Response. At the first sign of trouble, silence the troublemakers, because if there's no smoke, then there's no fire.
Responding to a security threat like this requires funding. Funding requires spending political capital, and funding firefighting requires spending political capital on something which isn't a "feature" or an "achievement", so it's a negative for the manager in charge. It's best if the problem "just went away"...
It's the Dictator's Response. At the first sign of trouble, silence the troublemakers, because if there's no smoke, then there's no fire.
Responding to a security threat like this requires funding. Funding requires spending political capital, and funding firefighting requires spending political capital on something which isn't a "feature" or an "achievement", so it's a negative for the manager in charge. It's best if the problem "just went away"...