During my career, I have always straddled the fence between the technology side and the business side in the companies I have worked for. This is true in part because most of my employers have been smaller organizations experiencing rapid growth. Not withstanding my strong technology background, not understanding the business side of what I was doing would have quickly ended any illusion I had of job security. 

In the security world today, we find that those managing security for organizations are often at odds with the business executives. The security folks understandably advocate for the tightest possible security. The business side wants as little disruption to company operations from security precautions as possible. The security head usually loses this battle to some extent. 

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