Guess where I spent the day?

I’ll warn you now, I have a bad habit of taking metaphors too far.

Security is like dentistry:

1. It costs more than you think it should.
2. It’s more painful than the providers ever tell you.
3. If you don’t keep up with ongoing maintenance it costs A LOT more and is WAY more painful.
4. It’s really hard to find a good provider.
5. Most vendors prey on fear.
6. Some vendors sell a pretty smile, not that their products actually work.
7. If you make decisions based only on financial Return On Investment you’ll really screw things up.

and finally,

8. No matter how many times you strap someone to a chair, shine a light in their face, and poke them with sharp objects until they bleed you can’t make them any smarter.

Time to go rinse…

(edited 8/31 adding point 7)

Posted on August 30