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Geekonomics by David Rice

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Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software attempts to employ solid economic reasoning behind software defects that impact security.

Geekonomics was a finalist in the running for a prestigous Jolt Award, and not terribly expensive (coming in @ MSRP $30 and less than that most places), so I jumped on it. The case for this book in my mind is that it really speaks to the ideas of reaping what you create incentive for. The book explores EULAs, Open Source, cement, car crashes and plane wrecks.  Read the full review

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