Undercover

The CSO's First Security Assessment

The first security assessment at my new employer wasnt supposed to be personal. It just ended up that way.

By Anonymous

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But what he had told me said a lot about his mind-set. He seemed to be operating from a defensive posture, because of what I saw to be a feeling of inadequacy. I learned that he had worked outside of IT for the firm before being promoted to CIO and had little direct experience with technology.

The meeting ended with an understanding, but it settled deeply within my psyche that in this company, charges could be manufactured and staff terminated at any time. The trust factor was gone. I would need to maintain an increased level of vigilance in all matters concerning discovered vulnerabilities.

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