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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by maerF0x0 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @06:57PM (#32773178)
> But since it's the security team, I'm gonna go with Patreon is in dire financial straits and this is the tip of the iceberg.

a couple additional cases that can cause a security team to be laid off:

1. Outsourcing or Offshoring

2. evidence of significant corruption or incompetence within the team requiring a full reset

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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by jstarfish on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:27PM (#32773859)
3. Whistleblower elimination, pre-emptive or otherwise.

It doesn't happen often, but when I get requests to investigate a C-level for misconduct, the first thing I do is update my resume.

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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by TakeBlaster16 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:05PM (#32773720)
If I had to bet, I'd say it's 3. the C-suite not understanding what they do. Borrowing from the old IT truism:

"We've never had a security breach, what am I paying you for?"

"We're having a security breach, what am I paying you for?"

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