Re: Why Security testing is required

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

> As a non technical person I want to know why security testing is required
> when all security systems like Firewall, IDS and content management are in
> place.

Please note that "in place" and "properly set up" are very different
things.
Without testing, how would you know that they are done right?

Jim

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