Thinking of Security Vulnerabilities As Defects

SecureThroughObscure writes "ZDNet Zero-Day blogger Nate McFeters has asked the question, 'Should vulnerabilities be treated as defects?' McFeters claims that if vulnerabilities were treated as product defects, companies would have an effective way of forcing developers and business units to focus on security issue. McFeters suggests providing bonuses for good developers, and taking away from bonuses for those that can't keep up. It's an interesting approach that if used, might force companies to take a stronger stance on security related issues."

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[Anonymous Coward]

Thread over on the first post. Well done.

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[blargfellow]

Of course they aren't defects, they should be treated as features!

Re:wait...what?

[jd]

Microsoft don't seem to treat scurity vulnerabilities. Mind you, they don't seem to treat defects, either, so I guess they are still treated as the same.