RE: [CISSP-D] Anyone want to start a new topic?

Henry,

Boy do I know how you feel.  Security seems like a Dr. visit to most execs -- 
I.E. they don't wanna do it, its expensive, but they need it.  The best 
experiences I have had when discussing security with folks was when I could 
break things down into dollars.  I've asked people what an hour of lost 
production time would cost, or a day or a week.  I remember a meeting where I 
watched a gentlemen turn grey when it finally sunk in to him how much not 
having a recovery plan could cost him, and how long it would take him to get 
over it.

I think sometimes, it takes a close scrape like the one you mentioned below 
every now and then to get people on board.  It is a shame but most operations 
run full throttle all the time these days.  They don't want to stop and think 
about anything ancillary to task of producing "the product". I am always 
successful when I can tie initiatives to the product and seldom successful when 
I can't.

Dave





 
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