“Before the Cyber Age the best IT Security systems were conceived like a medieval fortress. In a castle, external protection is impressive, doors and windows small, scarce and heavily protected, giving little and difficult access to the interior,” the report says. “But now … systems are now open and will remain open. Business and individuals demand it. The balance between business protection and business enablement is changing… This is driving organisations to open the walls of the IT fortress.”
While the military is a very values-driven organization, civilian business culture often endorses diverse and sometimes contradictory values: Profit is paramount, brand is everything, corporate culture is what we hire for, relationships are how you get ahead. Business happens because people form a relationship of mutual benefit and value and they transact: How I feel about you and your company or product often drive whether I want to buy from you, hire you or promote you. Businesses put great value on the brand, the “emotional expectation of an experience,” to drive sustainability and differentiation within target markets. When you have an environment that recognizes relationship interacting with a workforce that values loyalty and obedience, there’s bound to be a disconnect and misunderstandings.
Read more about navigating the process of hiring veterans over at Entrepreneur.
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Online privacy is on the tips of everyone's tongues these days, and investors are rushing to pour money into cybersecurity startups. Venture capital firms are expected to funnel $788 million into early-stage cybersecurity startups this year.
That's a 74% increase from last year's $452 million, according to PrivCo, a financial data provider on privately-held companies. In 2011, VC firms invested just $160 million in cybersecurity startups.