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by unethical_ban 1809 days ago
Counterpoint: Security admins are overwhelmed with process and tasks to keep the trains running, and perceive they don't have time to go back and clean up bad configs. If something isn't done right the first go-round, it will never be right.

Compliance is the bludgeon that says "go make this right". Then security admins bitch about not having the time, and we say we don't have enough people in the industry.

Automate the boring stuff. We do have a shortage - a shortage of people who are creative enough and talented enough to script their toil away.