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by ruskyhacker 1336 days ago
There's more to cs than passwords mate. Your view is ultra narrow minded, and shockingly selfish. Sure they don't pay you to "put up with security" but they also don't need to pay you at all

What do you do for a living?

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> shockingly selfish

The poster you replied to is being realistic. Calling names doesn't change human nature. People in charge of security can work to build something that gets used properly, or they can nag and at best get people to go through the motions the absolutely have to. The latter options is what leads to findings like in the article

I'm not saying my view is the way things should be. However when it comes to security, you always need to assume the worst and plan accordingly. I'd rather assume the worst and be pleasantly surprised than the other way around.
I work for selfish reasons.