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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sigh. Their hearts are in the right places...

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They usually don't have a choice. They know this stuff is bad, but they need it to demonstrate compliance with XYZ framework so they can fill out the marketing copy so sales can land a contract with some big customer that wants to know why $competitor has better security than you.