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		howdydoo on Jan 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WordPress themes, plugins backdoored in supply cha... Ideally our critical infrastructure would have a better security track record

micromacrofoot on Jan 23, 2022 | [–]

yeah and maybe companies will start paying for open source software, but I’m not holding my breath

edgyquant on Jan 23, 2022 | | [–]

The difference is that it is bad for business reputation when some of the largest companies on planet are regularly leaking data through exploits. Testing will become an economic requirement over time.

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