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Vulnerable Software: Product-Risk Norms And The Problem Of Unauthorized Access, Richard Warner, Robert H. Sloan
Vulnerable Software: Product-Risk Norms And The Problem Of Unauthorized Access, Richard Warner, Robert H. Sloan
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Unauthorized access to online information costs billions of dollars per year. Software vulnerabilities are a key. Software currently contains an unacceptable number of vulnerabilities. The standard solution notes that the typical software business strategy is to keep costs down and be the first to market even if that means the software has significant vulnerabilities. Many endorse the following remedy: make software developers liable for negligent or defective design. This remedy is unworkable. We offer an alternative based on an appeal to product-risk norms. Product-risk norms are social norms that govern the sale of products. A key feature of such norms …