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The InfoSec industry is a status economy. Attention is the most important currency. If you're already trading on your real name in order to eat, then you have
by busterarm 5y ago
The InfoSec industry is a status economy. Attention is the most important currency.
If you're already trading on your real name in order to eat, then you have to continue down that road.
- syshum 5y agoThis is a huge problem we have in many area's of society. Cult of personality has taken over more than just entertainment, but Academia , Research, and now it seems InfoSec That is not a good thing
- darkwater 5y agoInfoSec, DevRel, Architects, Cloud Experts and on and on and on...
- busterarm 5y agoI mean, fair, but I'm a working Cloud Expert and Architect and I never do any public speaking or publishing whatsoever. The other two I will full-on agree with.
- darkwater 5y agoFor the latter two not everybody, but many - especially the ones doing consulting - will have a very visible public face and status. Which is not a b ad thing per se, but you should always read any claim/suggestion with a grain of salt, as there might be some conflict of interest behind them.