Patching isn't working and end-users ignore breaches, says ex-NSA security VP David Venable

Tom Allen
Tom Allen
clock 30 January 2018 •
Venable worked as an intelligence officer for the NSA for six years
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Venable worked as an intelligence officer for the NSA for six years

Vendors need to be liable when their software is breached, says David Venable

David Venable, VP of cyber security at network provider and security firm Masergy, thinks that the world's approach to patching is broken, and the evidence - data leaks and exploits like WannaCry - speaks...

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