--- title: STOP Blaming Users for Insecure Software | daily.dev description: A discussion argues that the cybersecurity industry has spent too much energy blaming end users for breaches while letting software vendors off the hook for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-blaming-users-for-insecure-software-b0wra6gwc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: STOP Blaming Users for Insecure Software | daily.dev og:description: A discussion argues that the cybersecurity industry has spent too much energy blaming end users for breaches while letting software vendors off the hook for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-blaming-users-for-insecure-software-b0wra6gwc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/b0WrA6Gwc.png og:image:alt: STOP Blaming Users for Insecure Software og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # STOP Blaming Users for Insecure Software **[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A discussion argues that the cybersecurity industry has spent too much energy blaming end users for breaches while letting software vendors off the hook for shipping defective, insecure products. The speakers contend that vulnerabilities should be reframed as product defects, driven by economic incentives that reward speed-to-market and features over security. They call for vendors to build security in by design and stop shifting risk onto non-expert operators who run critical infrastructure like water and power systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I Propose a Truce](https://daily.dev/posts/i-propose-a-truce-ifalreqyq) · Simple Thread · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The cybersecurity industry built a $200B business selling you problems. 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