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Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2017 23:55:34 EDT Mike Gerwitz

https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/29932

Damnit, and here I was advocating that free software was a prerequisite for any respectable definition of "security". Back to the drawing board. Hopefully my whiteboard's design wasn't reviewed by foreign powers.

(In all seriousness: this is a security company hiding in obscurity. Antivirus software is one of the greatest security threats to your system.)
In conversation Wednesday, 11-Oct-2017 23:55:34 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
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1. Exclusive: Symantec CEO says source code reviews pose unacceptable risk
  
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  U.S.-based cyber firm Symantec (SYMC.O) is no longer allowing governments to review the source code of its software because of fears the agreements would compromise the security of its products, Symantec Chief Executive Greg Clark said in an interview with Reuters.
1. mangeurdenuage (mangeurdenuage@loadaverage.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 00:06:08 EDT mangeurdenuage
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  What people don't get is that Human trust in software is a security risk.
  
  In conversation Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 00:06:08 EDT from loadaverage.org permalink
2. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 01:17:34 EDT Bob Jonkman
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  @mikegerwitz If the source code's not available, it's not "security software"
  
  In conversation Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 01:17:34 EDT from Yaics permalink

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