If you do not? T believe the world of software affects the world where you live, you owe it to yourself to read this book.? Zeltzer? Lenny, SANS Institute faculty and the New York Security Consulting Manager at Savvis, Inc. live? Geekonomics with you long after you finish reading this book. You will reconsider every assumption you have the software on the costs and benefits.? ? Slava Frid, Gemini Systems, CTO, Security Technology Solutions Information Security? Is a problem that concerns governments, companies and, increasingly, citizens. David Rice has written an important and welcome book that goes into the heart of this problem, and demonstrate solutions that society as a whole needs to debate and embrace.? Bleech? Nick, IT Security Director, Rolls-Royce If you depend on software (and of course, we're all in the modern world) this book is a wonderful discussion about how and why we should worry.?? Basic stuff? Becky Real Cost Software unsafe ? In 1996, software defects in the Boeing 757 caused the accident that killed 70 people? ? In 2005, 23,900 Toyota Priuses were drawn to software errors that can cause the car to shut down at highway speeds? ? Rice reveals why the software industry rewarded for carelessness, and how we can change the industry's incentive to get the reliability and security we desperately need and deserve?. Brilliantly written, really interesting, and really realistic, Geekonomics is awaited, long-sleeve calls. Did you return the software user, decision maker, employee, or business owner this book? It will change your life? Or even save it. The cost of not worrying about security, Badly Written Software ... and How to Finally Fix Problem, Once and for All! Six billion crash test dummies:? Why are you back at a greater risk than you ever imagined. You pay the price: why consumers are legally and financially responsible for the mistakes of software manufacturers. Broken windows: how software promotes epidemic cyber crime and threatens national security. Who is running shows: Why software manufacturers fought against the U.S.? Surviving the information superhighway: practical, must-read advice in a world of insecure code. Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix About the Author xx Chapter 1: Foundation of Civilization 1 Chapter 2: Six Billion Crash Test Dummies: Irrational Innovation and perverse incentives 19 Chapter 3: The Power of Weaknesses: Broken Windows and National Security 73 Chapter 4: myopic Oversight: Blinded by Speed, baffle by Churn 131 Chapter 5: Absolute Immunity: You Can not t Sue Us Even If You Want To 179 Chapter 6: Open Source Software: Free, But at What Cost? 243 Chapter 7: Moving Forward: Rational Incentives for a Different Future 273 Epilogue 321 Note 325 Index 341