Security in Computing 5th Edition by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Charles P Pfleeger, Jonathan Margulies

Exercise 3

Would you hire Goli (the computer security consultant and hacker from case study VIII) to protect your computer system? How would you respond if she came to you describing a vulnerability in your system and offering to help you fix it? Explain your answer.

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Protect the computer system

The problem enquires about the viability in hiring Goli to protect the user’s computer system. The answer is yes, it is highly viable to use Goli’s services. Goli’s modus operandi is simple as she identifies weaknesses in the system and contacts the vendor as a reporter to offer security solutions. Though Goli’s actions border on ethicality, the end result is a robust system, which is what the requirement actually is.