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Re:Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987) by rocqua on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:50AM (#27735834)
A track record of being right is useless for having your advice be seen as "good advice".

It takes some politics, and interpersonal trust to get your advice taken seriously. Sadly, this also means looking past the technical details and considering organizationally why certain decisions need to be made. The company might prefer the occasional breach and "we are sorry" PR over spending a lot of money on network security, for example.

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Re:Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987) by blooalien on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:00AM (#27735880)
> "The company might prefer the occasional breach and "we are sorry" PR over spending a lot of money on network security, for example."

Sure, but what about when the choice presented is more along the lines of "Hey, let's spend a little money on network security now so that we don't have to spend millions later cleaning up a huge mess", and is met with the mentality of "You're worrying about nothing." Ummm, no? I'm sharing the expertise for which I was hired?

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