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4 Ways To Get Promoted In IT Security | Business Computing World1. Make your organisation look good
Increase the visibility of IT security.
Ensure it is very difficult for information to leak from the organisation.
Keep your organisation out of the news.
Ensure you pass your IT security audit.
Ensure you comply with all relevant laws and regulations.
Be aware of your internal PR.
2. Make your boss look good
Stick to your budget.
Help your boss be seen as a leader as opposed to a manager.
Help your boss to raise IT security to become a board level issue.
3. Think like a CFO4. Improve the education of your organisation’s staff
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#1, #3, and #4 can be done, it will be difficult for #2...