Read IBM’s full statement on software reliability practices that Reuters didn’t care to publish: http://ibm.biz/BdiQ99 pic.twitter.com/MzRTvhWfTn
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If that's true, the only way to remedy is giving public access to source so white-hat researchers can find & report them first.