http://www.securitycatalyst.com/blog/2006/12/the-life-of-a-security-professional-%e2%80%93-ain%e2%80%99t-it-grand/ changing the way people protect information Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.securitycatalyst.com/blog/2006/12/the-life-of-a-security-professional-%e2%80%93-ain%e2%80%99t-it-grand/#comment-1526 Look out, All you Rock and Rollers! - RiskAnalys.is Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:16:43 +0000 http://www.securitycatalyst.com/?p=219#comment-1526 [...] Frankly, it’s pretty bleak. The CISO may or may not be disappearing, but even if C-level security folks aren’t an endangered species yet, the urgency is gone and by some reports the bloom is off the flower. [...] [...] Frankly, it’s pretty bleak. The CISO may or may not be disappearing, but even if C-level security folks aren’t an endangered species yet, the urgency is gone and by some reports the bloom is off the flower. [...]

]]> http://www.securitycatalyst.com/blog/2006/12/the-life-of-a-security-professional-%e2%80%93-ain%e2%80%99t-it-grand/#comment-1525 Noah Campbell » Blog Archive » The Life of a Security Professional Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:21:25 +0000 http://www.securitycatalyst.com/?p=219#comment-1525 [...] The Security Catalyst is at it again. The Security Catalyst » Blog Archive » The Life of a Security Professional – Ain’t It Grand [...] [...] The Security Catalyst is at it again. The Security Catalyst » Blog Archive » The Life of a Security Professional – Ain’t It Grand [...]

]]> http://www.securitycatalyst.com/blog/2006/12/the-life-of-a-security-professional-%e2%80%93-ain%e2%80%99t-it-grand/#comment-1524 gazanga Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:25:08 +0000 http://www.securitycatalyst.com/?p=219#comment-1524 Security will always be a thankless job. Trying to justify your budget year after year, and trying to convince those in charge that security is a process, not an appliance is always a losing battle. I think because Security is so vast the job can't become too boring. As noted, one day you are pushing policy the next, you are exploring the extent of a penetration attempt. Some days you feel like the National Guard, others the FBI, and yet others the a desk cop. The job is stressful , complex, and little understood. However, those who do it and do it well and love what they do, have little reason not to jump out of bed in the mornings, check the blackberry's on vacation, take those after hours calls. Security will always be a thankless job. Trying to justify your budget year after year, and trying to convince those in charge that security is a process, not an appliance is always a losing battle. I think because Security is so vast the job can’t become too boring. As noted, one day you are pushing policy the next, you are exploring the extent of a penetration attempt. Some days you feel like the National Guard, others the FBI, and yet others the a desk cop. The job is stressful , complex, and little understood. However, those who do it and do it well and love what they do, have little reason not to jump out of bed in the mornings, check the blackberry’s on vacation, take those after hours calls.

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