I agree that security has become all important. It's a shame that so many talented individuals choose to focus their efforts on writing viruses instead of something useful. While it is no excuse for the weak software that reaches the market, as a programmer and a system administrator, I can safely say it is a lot easier to find a flaw in someone elses work than in your own. The software industry has always been lacking in design dicipline, and these security issues are simply another manefestation of the results of this underlying problem. Until companies give programmers time to design before building, things will never change. Unfortunately, within a few years all of our development will be done in India and the only innovative people left here will be the hackers.

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