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[Opinion] Cybersecurity should return to reality and ditch the hype (www.csoonline.com)

submitted 2 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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The conversation around cybersecurity is abuzz with product pitches and promises of technological cure-alls, according to Exabeam CISO Tyler Farrar, who argues professionals need to reclaim the discussion.

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[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Back to the root of it: security is a process, not a product. Good security means having sysadmins, network admins, developers, and non-technical employees doing things with infosec in mind.