Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software -- Chapter 1, The Foundation of Civilization

Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software -- Chapter 1, The Foundation of Civilization


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 In Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software David Rice reveals why the software industry is rewarded for carelessness, and how we can revamp the industry's incentives to get the reliability and security we desperately need and deserve. You'll discover why the software industry still has shockingly little accountability–and what we must do to fix that.

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This was first published in December 2007

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