Why Try to Break Software?
In the computer security world, debate always rages as to the usefulness of vulnerability research and discovery. Other chapters in this book discuss some of the ethical issues involved, but in this chapter we will attempt to stick to practical reasons. Consider the following facts:
There is no regulatory agency for software reliability.
Virtually no software is guaranteed to be free from defects.
Most end-user license agreements (EULAs) require the user of a piece of software to hold the author of the software free from blame for any damage caused by the software.
Given these circumstances, who is to blame when a computer system is broken into because of a newly discovered vulnerability in an application or the operating ...
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