Re: [cobalt-security] Security Costs

["Paul Gillingwater" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc Gear <marcg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Security consultants cost the earth, and this mailing list is not a
> recruitment agency for them anyway. You are far better learning to, and
> doing it yourself.

I agree, this list is not the best place to do this.  However, maybe Cobalt 
could maintain a list of such Security consultants who have Cobalt 
experience, so you could find them on the Web site.  With competition, you 
might find a consultant you could afford.

In general, it's an economic question.  How much can your business afford to 
lose, if your site is hacked and all data is lost?  Of course, backups can 
reduce some of the damage, but what about the downtime and loss of confidence 
from your customers?  The best business model I have seen is "Active 
Insurance", where some companies offer an insurance policy (fixed monthly 
payment) and in return, they patch your site for you and guarantee to fix it 
for free if you are hacked. 
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