Interview Question # 11 - How do you feel about the phrase, "Testers break software”?

[kinofrost (Chris)]

Is saying 'it was broken when we got it' still relevant?

There’s a chain in a bug - a threat exploits a vulnerability that causes a problem to a victim. Or something external to the product (threat) happens and because there’s a vulnerability (something in the product that permits problems to happen under certain conditions) then it causes a problem (something the product does that it shouldn’t) to a victim (someone who feels the impact of the problem). “We break software” means “We create the threats that expose vulnerabilities” “We get broken soft…