Security companies shouldn’t be this thin-skinned

Security defenses are not merely about encryption, firewalls and antivirus software. Security deterrence goes beyond technology into the realm of psychology and perceptions. Make a target appear to be more secure and attackers will turn their attention elsewhere. What you say is important. 

A case in point of a security company not understanding the power of perception is FireEye, which recently launched legal action against security research company ERNW. ERNW had issued an advisory about some FireEye security holes. But FireEye’s complaint is not that ERNW got its facts wrong. 

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