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        <title><![CDATA[Bingo]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good article, and the I think I've scored many bingos in my career.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jim.greenstreeter@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:51:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[AMEN!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[All of what is done here is done in REACT mode.  The feces has to hit the rotary oscillator in order for the CEO and CFO to get pissed enough to do what we've been asking for.  I think that IT is still looked upon as an expense and not as a true asset.  I also believe that the &quot;higher ups&quot; don't really believe what we tell them until something happens to their beloved spreadsheet or accounting program.  I agree that security begins with enforcement.  If there's a policy but no action is taken to enforce it, then there is no real security.  Well done.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:27:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Security specialists' salaries are up... so what?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes in deed a paramount importance should be given to security!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[d_getaneh@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:18:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A VERY good article]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think IT is not understood by the corporate world in general.We are essentially wizards they call upon to waive our magic wands utter a few spells (tho we call it code) and make everything better, then complain about how much we cost.I agree with you completely, now how do we get management to understand?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Locrian_Lyric]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:07:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[absolutely correct]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[IT security is one of those fields where the experts want other people in the organization to know more about what they do, not only because it makes their jobs easier, but it also increases job security.  Often, the less people know about security, the more they think they know about it -- and thus, the more they think they don't need someone there who really knows something.That's not to say that everyone should go right out and find someone to tell them new places they can spend money for a greater feeling of security.  On the contrary, security is about saving money in the long run -- and a security professional should provide decision-makers with options for how to save money, not only by protecting themselves against future disasters but also by implementing efficient, necessary security rather than picking up some obtuse sense of &quot;industry best practices&quot; from a magazine (and ending up with that $X,000 appliance you mentioned).There's a lot more I could say about it, but I think I'll stop before I get too boring here, and save it for a future IT Security blog article.&quot;The article is well writen and to the point.&quot;Thanks for the positive response to this article.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:56:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[good article]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The article is well writen and to the point.  To the point about being unemployed when the security frenzy cools,  the one advantage we have as security individuals is that we can fit into other IT sectors when there is a Security job downswing.  And we get frustrated when the organization says that they don't have the budget to implement X level of security.  IT security in general is still a mystery to most individuals outside of the IT security realm.  &quot;Our company is too small to be a target&quot; or &quot;We have a firewall, right?  We are secure.&quot;  or my favourite, &quot;We paid $X,000's for that high end security appliance, or service so we are compliant.  That is one less thing to worry about.&quot;  When IT Security is understood by more individuals and management in organizations the more job security we will have.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[halibut]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:21:30 -0700</pubDate>
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