Every time I encounter
an ego in our industry, I immediately think they are channeling their inner
Robert Denerio. Or when I run into a vendor who is in the protection racket,
buy my tool or else. I remember We are here to protect people not to provide “protection”
Why do we feel the
need to act like gangsters and thugs, bullying our way around, scaring the
people we are supposed to be protecting. Our industry is rife with extortion tactics
and borderline criminal business practices all in the name of helping, but the
only thing we seem to be helping is our pockets to get fatter. When your sales strategy
is a quote from Vito Corleone “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Something
is wrong.
You say you want to
help, yet your help is behind a registration wall, your “help” comes with a
constant barrage of unsolicited emails telling me how if I just buy more of
your shit, I can stop the cybercriminals. Forget the fact your own security is probably
in shambles and your marketing email is how your customer is going to get
infected.
If you need to behave
like a quote from a gangster, I suggest you quote Tony Montana
“All I have in this
world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one.”
Remember this sage wisdom from Mario Puzo “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.”
“Listen to me very
carefully. There are three ways of doing things around here: the right way, the
wrong way, and the way that I do it. You understand?” – Ace Rothstein
Join Spotted Dick
Roberts, Mind Fuck Francen and Pretty Face Cloutier for a lively discussion
tonight on the Security Shit Show.
Tonight at 9pm Mountain 10Pm Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jWQFK8cH7s