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Referring to the infosec team as "paranoids" is a really bad idea. I have our infosec team report into me and they terrify me on a regular basis but they are no
by jgrahamc 10y ago
Referring to the infosec team as "paranoids" is a really bad idea. I have our infosec team report into me and they terrify me on a regular basis but they are not paranoid. They worry, the poke around, they find stuff and they fix it.
- tptacek 10y agoThat's the name the infosec team chose for itself something like a dozen years ago.
- idlewords 10y agoIt's humor.
- mtmail 10y agoThe team calls themselves "paranoids" since at least 1999. I worked with them and have only praise. "We try to be somewhat lighthearted about security," [head of department] said. "As important as it is, I also think it helps adoption if it is not too serious." http://www.zdnet.com/article/at-yahoo-it-pays-to-be-paranoid/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/at-yahoo-it-pays-to-be-paranoid...
- vibrio 10y agoa wise board member once said "Congratulations, on [good Product launch]. The optimists in your team were right. But you should remember, it's clear that the pessimists on the team are the ones that made it so."
- wglb 10y agoI disagree. I know one of the former members, and I can assure that his peers in development think very highly of him. It was upper management that did not want to do foot the bill. And reluctance to be paranoid is a virtue that we all should have, not just the security team.