Re: Definition of a security expert

[Mark Teicher <mht @ clark . net>]

Now the next question is if you are deemed or so nighted a security expert is that written into a specific job description or just part of other roles and responsibilities..???


/mark


At 11:01 AM 6/25/97 -0400, Paul Nash wrote:
>> | What is the definition of a security expert?
>> 
>> Someone who regularly make others understand more about the security
>> than they did before the expert started speaking?
>> Adam
>
>I think the keyword in your statement is "understand".  A security
>expert has to be able to clearly convey the risks,  bridge
>the technical-jargon gap, and make sure that they know *exactly* why
>they need to patch the server, setup a security policy, or implement
>a firewall, etc.. 
> Most people just say, "blah blah blah, your just paranoid." A security
>expert shouldn't be thought of as a conspiracy theorist or paranoid
>lunatic, etc... You get the picture.
>
> -Paul
>
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>Paul Nash           (617) 873-6604
>SitePatrol Implementation Engineer
>BBN Planet           
>pnash @ bbnplanet . com	
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