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Why security teams get blamed for failures they cannot prevent

My security team gets blamed every time someone falls for a phishing email but we are not allowed to implement the training programs or technical controls that would actually prevent these incidents.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You get blamed for breaches but aren't allowed to do anything to stop them.

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