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On a Mission of Protecting

Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying that A lawyers time and advice are his stock and trade. Whether the quote is mis-attributed to Lincoln is irrelevant to the greater message, which is that attorneys are knowledge workers. To state it as bluntly as one attorney once explained to an executive where I worked, My knowledge will keep you out of jail. As a cybersecurity professional, you too are a knowledge worker.Many times, your job is probably occupied with advising rather than creating.This specialized knowledge and the sharing of it is what makes you the subject matter expert. Protecting others from the perils of the internet has always been the primary responsibility of cybersecurity professionals.

Whether working for a large corporation, a government agency, or in an individual capacity, helping others to become better educated about online threats has always been a core part of the job.

Of course, many non-security people (often our friends and family) think that a cybersecurity professional is someone who can fix their computer, and while that is true in many cases, recent newsworthy security events have raised awareness about the differences between the skills of a computer technician and that of a cybersecurity professional.Now, when a news organization interviews a computer security expert to explain a breach event, the exclamation, Oh, so thats what you do! is heard more often.

Do you recall just 10 years ago when the task of protecting the most vulnerable people on the internet meant going into schools to teach children about cyber-bullying prevention?At the time, young people who were newly joining the Internet community needed to be educated about the correct way (Read more...)

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Protecting a New Vulnerable Population on the Internet - Security Boulevard