Comment Maybe it wasn't just your role. (Score 2, Interesting) 1166
In fact, I received a 12.5% raise only two months ago for job performance.
If your story is right on accurate, then this is truly a travesty. Sitting on the other side of the desk, though, it may have made financial sense to outsource your responsibilities. If you fail, the company has no recourse. If they fail, it's a civil court problem that brings money back to the company. On another thought, they may have underbid your salary.
Although an important thing to have, the responsibility of network security is basically insurance for the company. The fact that they only had one intrusion in 12 months may have made outsourcing that insurance at a cheaper rate a good idea...after all, historically there hasn't been much threat.
If your story is right on accurate, then this is truly a travesty. Sitting on the other side of the desk, though, it may have made financial sense to outsource your responsibilities. If you fail, the company has no recourse. If they fail, it's a civil court problem that brings money back to the company. On another thought, they may have underbid your salary.
Although an important thing to have, the responsibility of network security is basically insurance for the company. The fact that they only had one intrusion in 12 months may have made outsourcing that insurance at a cheaper rate a good idea...after all, historically there hasn't been much threat.
