When the very companies that provide us security technology are themselves either getting hacked or hamstrung with security flaws, how can we be sure that our computers have any protection at all?Within the space of just over a month, security issues hit three major players in the security field — RSA, McAfee and LastPass. If the security vendors are indeed as helpless as they seem in the face of APTs, why are we shelling out money to them? Are they unable to provide anything beyond the most basic security?
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Who Watches the Watchmen, Part 1: A World Gone Mad
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 1, 2011 05:00 AMWhen the very companies that provide us security technology are themselves either getting hacked or hamstrung with security flaws, how can we be sure that our computers have any protection at all?Within the space of just over a month, security issues hit three major players in the security field — RSA, McAfee and LastPass. If the security vendors are indeed as helpless as they seem in the face of APTs, why are we shelling out money to them? Are they unable to provide anything beyond the most basic security?