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Discussion on: How do you convince clients that security is not an option?

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Patryk • Edited

It really depends on the relationship you have with the client. That said, the customer is always right.

Warn them of everything that could go wrong with their approach in writing, and make them sign a waiver that they take full responsibility for anything that does go wrong.

If you flat out refuse to implement what they ask, they may just fire you, and hire someone else to do it... It'll still happen, and you'll be out of a job.

If they realize on paper that they may be setting themselves up for legal trouble (e.g. letting social engineers steal their customers' funds), they may give up on their ridiculous demands.

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Sylvain METAYER

Thanks for the reply ! I think I'll go this way, writing all the red flags about this request and propose alternative as Brad told in his comments and see how it goes.