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Does the Cybersecurity Industry Suck?

Published: May 12, 2022, 10 a.m.

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In the cyber industry we pat each other on the back and give each other awards, all while the statistics for breaches appear to be worsening, Are we celebrating growing failure? Does the cyber industry suck?

Check out\xa0this post\xa0for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week\u2019s episode co-hosted by me,\xa0David Spark\xa0(@dspark), the producer of\xa0CISO Series, and\xa0Geoff Belknap\xa0(@geoffbelknap), CISO,\xa0LinkedIn. Our guest is Fredrick Lee (AKA "Flee") (@fredrickl), Flee, CSO, Gusto.

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In this episode:

  • We ask if our very own industry, ourselves, are the ones to blame for our constant woes?
  • Where do we stand in accepting fault and responsibility for the industry's continued problems?
  • Are the companies to blame for not taking IT seriously within their organizations?
  • Are industry awards just fluff for patting each other on the back?