Ask HN: Are Cybersecurity Workers Ok?
The past few years have made me feel sour on how many organizations run cybersecurity in general. The industry is full of individuals who do not understand the tech they are protecting, and often they barely understand the security tech they use daily. A lot of places are simply doing compliance check-marking and barely have a shred of technical aptitude. They struggle with basic fundamentals like inventory and patch management. It is an industry that is hard to stay upbeat about if you are looking at anything larger than how it benefits your personal paycheck. If you want to get insight into the reality of how the government operates, just look at GAO reports, they are alarming: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gao.gov&#x2F;highrisk&#x2F;ensuring-cybersecurity-nation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gao.gov&#x2F;highrisk&#x2F;ensuring-cybersecurity-nation</a>