'Game over': I think this is exactly the problem. In all the organizations I've been in, firewalls have been an excuse for negligence. 'We don't need to think about security because we are behind the firewall.'
Right now the compliance world is addicted to firewalls, to the detriment to reasonable appsec. In my fantasy world, I'd like the auditors to be telling companies 'in 5 years, you won't be allowed to firewall your business network, and if you aren't secure without the crutches, then no certification for you.' That would light a fire under management to care about software quality all over the place.
Right now the compliance world is addicted to firewalls, to the detriment to reasonable appsec. In my fantasy world, I'd like the auditors to be telling companies 'in 5 years, you won't be allowed to firewall your business network, and if you aren't secure without the crutches, then no certification for you.' That would light a fire under management to care about software quality all over the place.