Ex-IBM'er here. Couldn't agree more on "anyone with those skillsets usually gets frustrated and leaves when security restrictions bog down their ability to perf

Ex-IBM'er here. Couldn't agree more on "anyone with those skillsets usually gets frustrated and leaves when security restrictions bog down their ability to perform." Actually remove "with those skillsets" and it still holds true. While on one hand it's important to protect data, the amount of shit you have to install on a system just to make and keep it compliant with internal ITSC-whatever policies amounts to malware, and employees bending over backwards trying to work around them because they essentially cripple their systems. I can't tell you for example just how many employees there have Virtual Machines they once a month start, run some mandated software which calls home to satisfy it, then shut it down to actually be able to get some work done. Ridiculous.