Lean Teams, Higher Stakes: A Summary (Because Apparently You Can’t Read)

Oh, joy. Another article telling security folks what’s wrong with their lives. Basically, everyone is running around like headless chickens with these “lean” security teams – meaning fewer people doing more work. Fantastic. Predictably, this means incident response times are getting slower and the stakes are higher because when shit *does* hit the fan, there’s nobody left to actually handle it.

The article whines about how automation isn’t a magic bullet (no fucking kidding!), and that you need skilled people to interpret alerts and actually fix problems. It also points out – like we didn’t already know this – that burnout is rampant, and good security professionals are harder to find than hen’s teeth. They suggest CISOs need to focus on better training, clear roles (revolutionary concept!), and *gasp* maybe even ask for more budget. Groundbreaking stuff.

Apparently, the big takeaway is that you can’t just throw a bunch of tools at the problem and hope it goes away. You actually need… wait for it… people. And good ones. And they need to be supported. Who would have thought? It’s all about prioritizing critical incidents, understanding your attack surface (still!), and having a plan that isn’t just “panic.”

Honestly, the whole thing feels like stating the obvious. But hey, some managers probably needed it spelled out for them in excruciating detail.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/lean-teams-higher-stakes-why-cisos-must.html

Anecdote: I once worked with a company that decided to “optimize” their security team by firing everyone over 40 and replacing them with interns. They were breached three weeks later. Three. Weeks. They then wondered why their SIEM was full of false positives. Some people just *need* to learn the hard way, I guess.

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