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by sokoloff 1245 days ago
The “proof via a series of tedious screenshots” method of audit is absolutely infuriating. Please bring on the 10x auditors…
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When you don't know what you're doing, dazzle them with bullshit.

Best part of the story above is that in our system there are no human users that can access a live system. And proof of that is insufficient because the IT person isn't familiar with the practice.

> When you don't know what you're doing, dazzle them with bullshit.

100% because most people don't know what makes good security so it is easy to get them to mistake volume with quality.

Then they printed those screenshots out to be bound into a thick report to be presented the board. (Not where I am but in a previous employer. Still makes me laugh).