Timeline for Would a big security breach destroy a programmer's career? [closed]
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| Sep 23, 2017 at 15:03 | comment | added | Lynob | @ErnestFriedman-Hill I'd kinda agree kinda, I mean yes this product belongs to that category but Ccleaner itself is used by millions of users (not me I'm a linux man) so it still have some weight. A man working at such company should know how windows drivers work and all the low level programming, programmers like these are hard to find. Everyone is a web developer or a mobile developer or a full stack developer nowadays. So the knowledge that a Ccleaner programmer might have is priceless | |
| Sep 23, 2017 at 12:12 | comment | added | Ernest Friedman-Hill | I realize this is off-topic but in this particular case I have to tell you that I think of CCleaner's whole product category as nothing but adware/shovelware vectors. If you as a programmer came to me having worked at a company that produced this sort of stuff I'd look at you askance even absent this recent event. | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 13:01 | history | closed |
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| Sep 22, 2017 at 11:22 | comment | added | Lynob | @Brandin yes assuming it wasn't an inside job, because if it's an inside job then the person who did it deserves the worst but if it wasn't an inside job and someone was blamed, what happens to his career | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 10:38 | comment | added | Brandin | With the CClearner story, it's possible that someone inside the company inserted the malware before release. Is that what you're asking about here? The person responsible in that scenario should be fired at minimum. Are you worried about a company's "bad press" affecting your CV after a fiaso? | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 9:17 | comment | added | Lynob | @Brandin piriform.com/ccleaner/download was hands down the best ever windows cleaner tool and had an android app too, all IT professionals used it. And then theverge.com/2017/9/21/16344696/… and arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/…... As a programmer, what if a hacker destroyed my company and I was to blame | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 6:45 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Sep 22, 2017 at 5:46 | comment | added | Brandin | What is CCleaner and how is it relevant to your question? | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 20:37 | vote | accept | Lynob | ||
| Sep 21, 2017 at 20:35 | answer | added | JonathanS | timeline score: 17 | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 20:19 | answer | added | DarkCygnus♦ | timeline score: 5 | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 20:18 | answer | added | Isaiah3015 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 20:13 | history | asked | Lynob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |