Now for the bad news. With the brakes slammed on most of the rest of the tech industry, everyone who possibly can is trying desperately to jump on this latest bandwagon. Unfortunately, security expertise is not something you can fake or pick up as you go, and, frankly, a lot of these new players don't know what they're doing. The majority probably won't be around for the next RSA conference. They can do a lot of damage before they go, however.
Vendors are fully aware of the situation and often have few qualms about exploiting it.
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