STOP.
Whatever you’re doing right now—put it on hold. This is the most important thing you’ll do as a security engineer.
Miss this, and you may as well ignore everything else.
What’s your number one job? Patching computers? Installing security tools? Making sure the firewall is locked down? Responding to alerts?
Wrong.
If you think your career is about tweaking configurations and troubleshooting alerts, get ready for a lifetime at the help desk. And hey, if that’s where you want to be, that’s fine—but it’s not engineering.
A real security engineer educates.
Your job isn’t just to make things secure—it’s to make sure people don’t screw it all up.
Because here’s the truth: one bad decision from a user can wipe out every safeguard you’ve put in place—in seconds.
A mis-click. A fake invoice. A “login request” that wasn’t. Game over.
And guess who’s cleaning up the mess? You. Hours—maybe days—restoring data, chasing logs, and explaining to executives why the breach happened.
And the worst part? It was all avoidable.
The best security engineers aren’t just technical. They know how to communicate risk. They make sure users—and clients—understand exactly what’s at stake.
Want to learn how to do that? Or better yet, make sure your account managers aren’t putting you in a losing battle?
Sign up for the Certified Cyber Risk Strategist (CCRS) training today.
Because the best security doesn’t come from tools—it comes from people who know the risks and how to avoid them. Make sure that’s your clients… and make sure that’s you.
