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A thread about #journalism and #infosec/#cybersecurity.
I hear ALL the time from executives who read about infosec issues in the news and want to know more. Journalists are the most important part of the education and information component of #cybersecurity.
I hear ALL the time from executives who read about infosec issues in the news and want to know more. Journalists are the most important part of the education and information component of #cybersecurity.
I consider journalists part of #infosec - not outside of it. They serve their purpose like a Firewall admin serves theirs for the larger #cybersecurity space. I've never met a malicious journalist, not saying they're out there but, almost all have good intentions.
Most journalists have a non-technical background. This is changing but it is still the case. Just like many of #infosec who came from a non-traditional background and joined our space we need to be supportive and mentor them.
All journalists will fuck up - like everyone in #infosec will fuck up. But, when I fuck up it isn't one in front of millions of readers.... have some empathy and respect for their position and vulnerability.
They are not outsiders or the enemy. Embrace journalists as part of #infosec. Teach them, mentor them, help them, and MOST IMPORTANTLY learn from them! They do things others can't - they write better, the communicate better, and they tell ppl in power what can be done to fix it!
