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When does 'not critical' mean 'critical'?

Susan Bradley

By Susan Bradley


You are at risk. No, seriously. Every time you turn on any kind of technology, you turn on risk.

The question for today is this: Exactly how do you know what risk you are taking when you use that technology? Some argue that "old code" is secure code, under the assumption that the older the code, the more "eyes" have reviewed it. But is that true? Let's revisit the Windows Metafile issue with this in mind, shall we?

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