What have I been up to?! April 21, 2008
Posted by Andrew Berkuta in Security Screams.1 comment so far
Well it has been an interesting ride on the Security train!
I will be going “free agent” come the first of May. Interestingly enough, my current employer did not see the value of having someone talk strategy, but rather just have folks selling. Tactical, but not a strategic decision, in my humble opinion.
It is interesting to see that their competitors (big and smaller) have all expressed an interest in staffing up strategic positions as they admitted they were too vertical or silo’ed.
Important safety tip: If you are leading the thought leadership, don’t look backwards – keep driving new trends. I will carry that lesson into the next company I suppose!
In the meantime, there are some interesting trends and things to comment on, and so I will as the days go by.
To my readers, my apologies for being away, but when you fight to justify your job to folks who have a hard time understanding what you do in a pure sales environment, it becomes a full time job in and of itself!
Anyone interested in a Security Strategist/Evangelist – let me know.
Cheers!
