Existing software can do just fine service for data leaks. This is the debate proposition given today presented Computable readers.
the great advantage of software is that it does not wear. Major disadvantage of software is that it nevertheless is subject to ‘wear’ in some way. Over time there may indeed imperfections, flaws and vulnerabilities are discovered. Those bugs and holes require maintenance: updates, patches and upgrades. Functionally works old software may still properly, but the security risk in the meantime to increase.
The controversial tax disclosures under the Panama Papers demonstrate this once again to. The 2.6 terabytes of data ‘robbed’ Panamanian legal services Mossack Fonseca could well be for basic mismanagement cases. Business magazine Forbes has discovered that the company is running old and vulnerable to highly vulnerable web software. The changelog for the customer portal was until recently still openly accessible and gave the three year old Drupal at 7:23. Furthermore, there would also configuration errors. Old software is worse than indiscretion. What do you think
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