Lock in on your ideal Security Consultant

摘要

Outsourcing it security is all the rage these days. It's cheaper and more efficient, the prevailing theory goes, to farm out functions not directly related to your organization's core competencies. If you make nickel-plated widgets, for example, your staff must be expert in manufacturing, nickel-plating, and selling widgets, not in keeping 14-year-olds out of your network. So, frazzled managers and executives often turn to consultants, hoping they'll swoop in, do their voodoo, and make the problem disappear. Sometimes it works out that way, but too often it doesn't. Choosing the right consultant, especially in the realm of IT security, will be entirely hit or miss unless you match exact, proven skill sets to the job at hand.