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Yes, I agree. Small companies typically are very bad at security.

• sneak 6y ago
  I am really good at security and I too keep encrypted backups on-site in my house.
• _joel 6y ago
  Not in my experience. Worked at some small shops that were lightyears ahead in terms of policy, procedures and attitude compared to places I've worked with 50k+ employees globally.
  • AmericanChopper 6y ago
    Large organisations tend not to achieve security compliance with overly sophisticated systems of policy and controls. They tend to do it using bureaucracy, which while usually rather effective at implementing the level of control required, will typically leave a lot to be desired in regards to UX and productivity. Small organisations tend to ignore the topic entirely until they encounter a prospective client or regulatory barrier that demands it. At which point they may initially implement some highly elegant systems. Until they grow large enough that they all devolve into bureaucratic mazes.
    • _joel 6y ago
      I'm aware, but that's not been my experience. I've been in large places where there's been a lassiez faire attitude because it was "another team's job" and general bikeshedding over smaller features because the bigger picture security wasn't their area or was forced from a dictat from above to use X because they're on the board, whilst X is completely unfit for purpose. There's no pushback. However I've worked at small ISPs where we took security extremely seriously. Appropriate background check and industry policy but moreso the attitude... we wanted to offer customers security because we had pride in our work.