When it comes to security, that reflex is almost categorically wrong. I say "almost" because the people who tell people like us what to do are also reading this

When it comes to security, that reflex is almost categorically wrong. I say "almost" because the people who tell people like us what to do are also reading this thread. You don't get to have an ego when it comes to security or operational reliability (two separate fields, but ones with often similar resistance from developers). It just doesn't work that way.