As security practitioners, we are used to the notion of keeping our heads barely above water. Information Security is a thankless game, where our greatest success is when we remain at zero. If we succeed (or are succeeding), nobody notices. If we fail, everybody sees it or hears about it. The pressure to perform is intense and the margin of error is miniscule. During our careers, we make conscious decisions to either blend in with the herd, or stand out from the crowd. We may [...]

When you are bemoaning the success or victory of others, you are generally seeking to achieve a sort of victory yourself. Let’s call this a moral victory. Moral victories are addicting. You can achieve them at will. They magically appear whenever you need a boost. Moral victories do one thing: they make losers feel like they’ve gotten some victory. Moral victories are popular with people when they feel like they have no real power to make changes in the world. This makes some sense to [...]