Getting more than you bargained for from offshoring
[link|http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/outsourcing/story/0,10801,84723,00.html?SKC=outsourcing-84723|http://www.computerw...outsourcing-84723]
Apparently some companies got back doors and trojans in their outsourced code, hidden deep within it.
Edit: added more info.
IT Outsourcing can cause malware to appear in the resulting code. It is not a good idea to outsource to countries where the programmer put malware into the resulting products.
"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"
Edited by
orion
Dec. 9, 2003, 05:36:25 PM EST