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Re:The Equifax Chief Security Officer Received a BA and MFA ... by phailhaus on Friday September 15, 2017 @01:35PM (#15259052)
> What are the chances that, as an MFA in Music, she has a rock solid background in mathematics?

Unlikely? There is no standard math requirement for music majors, and that's pretty well known.

> Would we be having this conversation if she had no degree? (Of course not.)

Yes, even more so! A chief security officer with no degree presiding over the security of a nation's credit data?! I mean, she's already under scrutiny because Equifax has been hit by three big stories in the past couple weeks demonstrating their absolute lack of concern for security: the breach, the "random pins", the admin/admin credentials.

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Re:The Equifax Chief Security Officer Received a BA and MFA ... by floatingatoll on Friday September 15, 2017 @01:47PM (#15259136)
Does it change your views if I restate this as (using just her public LinkedIn profile):

"A chief security officer with 15 years of experience and peer accolades in the fields of banking-grade security and human data management"

Typically, this is where most people don't even ask what a degree is. However, as you indicate "no degree" is unacceptable: Which domain-relevant degree programs, initiated 20+ years ago and completed 15 years ago, would satisfy your terms?

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Re:The Equifax Chief Security Officer Received a BA and MFA ... by phailhaus on Friday September 15, 2017 @02:03PM (#15259282)
Anything remotely technical. Remember, we wouldn't be having this conversation if Equifax wasn't making embarrassing amateur mistakes with everyone's personal data. Their CSO appears incompetent.
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Re:The Equifax Chief Security Officer Received a BA and MFA ... by floatingatoll on Friday September 15, 2017 @02:40PM (#15259570)
Which qualifications does a "remotely technical" degree meet to operate security at Equifax that a "non-technical" degree does not?

You imply that Music is a non-technical degree, which is arguable, but it's certainly an Arts degree rather than a Science degree. If that's the distinction by which you draw the line, you're wrong to do so. If you reject job applicants to a technical role on that basis someday, that's more overlooked high-value opportunities for others to hire instead :)

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