Seriously? You Need *Help* Talking To Each Other?

Right, so apparently grown-ass adults in cybersecurity can’t just… talk to each other. This article whines about how technical security folks and the business side don’t understand each other. Shocking. Absolutely fucking shocking.

The gist of it is that companies are realizing (finally, after decades) that having a few “translators” – people who can dumb down complex security issues for management and explain business needs to the tech team – might be useful. They’re calling them “security expertise bridges” or some other equally pretentious name. Basically, glorified interpreters.

It suggests using folks with both technical skills *and* communication chops. Groundbreaking stuff, I tell ya. They want these people to focus on risk framing (because apparently “vulnerability” and “exploit” aren’t clear enough), translating threat intelligence into business impact, and generally holding everyone’s hand so they don’t panic when you tell them the sky is falling.

Oh, and of course, there’s a plug for training. Because spending money on consultants to explain basic concepts isn’t wasteful at all. It also mentions automating reporting – which, honestly, should have been done years ago if everyone wasn’t so busy reinventing the wheel.

The whole thing boils down to: “People are bad at explaining things, here’s a solution that involves more people and probably more money.” Fantastic. Just what we needed.

Related Anecdote: I once had a CFO ask me if changing the DNS records would “break the internet.” Seriously. *Break the internet*. I just stared at him for a solid minute, then told him to go bother someone else. This is what we’re dealing with here, people.

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Source: Dark Reading – Using Security Expertise to Bridge the Communication Gap