Software developers are to blame for most cyberattacks, say security experts

Software developers should be accountable for programming errors that enable cyberattacks, security observers said on Tuesday. Programming errors are behind most major security bugs and cyber crime, including recent attacks on Google, according to a new list of the top 25 tech mistakes released by the SANS Institute, a research cooperative, and MITRE Corp., a nonprofit technology organization. In addition to the latest rankings, acquisition experts announced new standards for contract language aimed at protecting software buyers from being held responsible for faulty code.