Companies must strive to adopt best practices, and consumers should be more wary A few weeks later, a HushMail competitor called QVTech, of Colorado Springs, pondered the risks of a similar writeup in Crypto-gram . Before explaining to the public how his new system worked, QVTech CEO and co-founder John Blumenthal said he planned to give Schneier a chance to inspect the program. While basic security problems may be intractable, Schneier says companies can still strive to adopt best practices. Consumers of software can also be more wary. Whether the product is a browser, a firewall, or an operating system, people can pay closer attention to security advisories, bulletin boards, and vendor updates.
Software developers can also improve their processes.
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