Openhack Insights: E-Business Security Challenges and Lessons Learned

When it comes to security, build for success, but plan for failure. eWEEK Labs' Openhack.com e-business site was built from the ground up with security in mind, and the site was co-designed and co-maintained by security company Guardent Inc. Yet Openhack . . . When it comes to security, build for success, but plan for failure. eWEEK Labs' Openhack.com e-business site was built from the ground up with security in mind, and the site was co-designed and co-maintained by security company Guardent Inc. Yet Openhack was cracked--by two different people in less than one month. After we reported the hacks, a reader asked despairingly whether there was hope for anyone to stay secure. There is hope, but only for organizations that acknowledge the risk and work to manage it--constantly.

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