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5 Stages of Grief, Security Version: "

Jeremiah Grossman is having a bit of fun pointing out the quite accurate ‘5 stages of grief’ in the context of security:

Denial
‘We have firewalls, IDS, and SSL. We are Secure.’

Anger
‘How the heck did this get so bad?!?!?’

Bargaining
‘We can solve this with frameworks, developer education and some scanners.’

Depression
‘We have so many websites and the code is changing all the time. Maybe if I leave now no one will notice.’

Acceptance
‘I guess my job just got a lot more interesting.’

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(Read Original Article - Via Macafee Security Insights Blog.)