The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #139695   Message #3207757
Posted By: MikeL2
14-Aug-11 - 06:53 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Paypal hacked
Subject: RE: Tech: Paypal hacked
From: Artful Codger - PM
Date: 13 Aug 11 - 02:16 PM

<" The security gaps are especially prevalent now that corporations have taken to pushing out relatively untested software—and updates. Effectively, they're now using the user base for beta-testing because actually testing the software rigorously in-house would introduce delivery delays and cost money that could better be spent on executives' vacation homes and Dom Perignon.">

Hi AC

This is nothing new. This has been going on ever since interactive computing was introduced in the 70/80s

There is probably more of it about now.

Cheers

MikeL2