Of hackers and ego

Of hackers and ego
Don Parker, 2007-10-10

The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don’t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It’s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, for those of us who work in the industry, it is just more grist for the mill.

Of hackers and ego 2007-10-11
Jason Gunnoe

This is a good article. I couldn't agree more. One of the most difficult decisions that I've had to make in my relatively short career in information security was to go from a security geek to a CISO. The latter is very different. It can be compared to changing from being a big fish in a small p...

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