{"id":28601,"date":"2019-02-14T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=28601"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:52:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:52:42","slug":"boss-it-security-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/boss-it-security-quotes","title":{"rendered":"Ten Quotes to Get Your Boss to Take IT Security Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Every IT professional knows it\u2019s not enough to come up with an effective security strategy \u2013 you also have to convince your boss to sign off on it. This can be easier said than done. Sometimes otherwise very intelligent leaders just don\u2019t seem to \u201cget it\u201d when it comes to the <\/span>importance of cyber security<\/span><\/a>. Whether you report to the Director of IT or the CEO, here are some quotes to get your boss to finally take IT security seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you spend more time on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What\u2019s more, you deserve to be hacked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>Richard Clarke, White House Cybersecurity Advisor, 1992-2003<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Nobody <\/span>deserves<\/span><\/i> to be hacked. That said, security is like everything else: you get what you pay for. Use this quote as a reminder for your boss to put their money with their mouth is. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thinking of cybersecurity solely as an IT issue is like believing that a company\u2019s entire workforce, from the CEO down, is just one big HR issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>Steven Chabinsky, Global Chair of Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity at White & Case LLP<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nWhen Your Boss Doesn\u2019t Want to Spend the Money<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When Your Boss Thinks Security is \u201cJust an IT Issue\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n