SafariShane needs to turn around and hack back in to the system in a week and show that the new company's security measures weren't that great.;-) This will ingratiate himself with the CEO and get the new company kicked out.
Yes, choose a legal option... do not endanger your future.
But something I'm confused is your say this was a major financial institution (well, the story seems to have been edited to remove major, but it was major on first read:) ). Does this company have only one 'Network Security Analyst'? Even a small company should have at least 2, from a contingency perspective. My financial company employer has a team of 20 on network security, though headcount of the company is under 2000. So what are the rest of your team doing? If they really only had you then they ran a poor show, and if completely outsourced (bad practice IMHO, in-house monitoring must exist at a minimum) a case can be made to monitor.
Well, you have my sympathies, if this 3rd party consultant really does urge firing all staff (well, replacing staff as the security risk with a 3rd party as the security risk) and not keeping anything in-house as you suggest, then I urge you to name them, sir.
The COO (boss's boss's boss) came to the organization late in the game, and changed the rules. (from in-house to outsourced)
First, you need to realize it has little to do with you personally. The CxO has to justify his stock options and bonuses by "outsourcing" some work because that is what the financial press it praising. Since the IT portion is what he understands the least and is reported most in the press, it is what he will outsource first. He has no clue, he's just doing what MBAs do to get ahe
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.. (Score:5, Funny)
Problem solved.
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But something I'm confused is your say this was a major financial institution (well, the story seems to have been edited to remove major, but it was major on first read
Well, you have my sympathies, if this 3rd party consultant really does urge firing all staff (well, replacing staff as the security risk with a 3rd party as the security risk) and not keeping anything in-house as you suggest, then I urge you to name them, sir.
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Re:What's good for the goose is good for the gande (Score:2)
The COO (boss's boss's boss) came to the organization late in the game, and changed the rules. (from in-house to outsourced)
First, you need to realize it has little to do with you personally. The CxO has to justify his stock options and bonuses by "outsourcing" some work because that is what the financial press it praising. Since the IT portion is what he understands the least and is reported most in the press, it is what he will outsource first. He has no clue, he's just doing what MBAs do to get ahe
What's a Geek to Do? (Score:1)