Posted on May 20, 2020
Laughable security flaws identified in NHS contact tracing app
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So if you care about security you may not want to install the NHS contact tracing app.
Laughable security flaws identified in NHS contact tracing app
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Trust a government written app? Are you nuts or just overly trusting? lol
I work at a civilian company with large government contracts. I have pointed out that someone with 2 weeks knowledge of hacking can break our systems. They don't care because the government does not care. The first time we have a huge breach the company will care because the government will disavow any previous knowledge and say it was all our fault.
I will NEVER install a government sponsored app on any of my devices.
I work at a civilian company with large government contracts. I have pointed out that someone with 2 weeks knowledge of hacking can break our systems. They don't care because the government does not care. The first time we have a huge breach the company will care because the government will disavow any previous knowledge and say it was all our fault.
I will NEVER install a government sponsored app on any of my devices.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SSgt (Join to see) As you correctly pointed out, that's partly (mostly?) a problem with your company's leadership. The government may not be calling it out as a feature but it is part of what the industry considers table stakes in application development. That is to say it is assumed it is happening. If the government does claim it is all your company's fault, they won't be completely off base.
It's like a contractor building a house with substandard materials. The buyer may not have called out that they expect industry standard materials to be used, but they likely expect they were.
I also blame the bidding process the government likely used. It incentivizes companies to take shortcuts on things that are not explicitly called out to be the lowest bidder. It's why we don't usually do government work, we are too expensive. We're expensive because we put a premium on craftsmanship.
It's like a contractor building a house with substandard materials. The buyer may not have called out that they expect industry standard materials to be used, but they likely expect they were.
I also blame the bidding process the government likely used. It incentivizes companies to take shortcuts on things that are not explicitly called out to be the lowest bidder. It's why we don't usually do government work, we are too expensive. We're expensive because we put a premium on craftsmanship.
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