alt Hacker NewsBeing exceptional in cybersecurity is a pretty good indicator that someone will be successful in other fields. A good cybersecurity person will understand that cybersecurity is a mix of technical mastery and the art of understanding human behaviour.
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philipwhiuk • last Wednesday at 3:48 AM
Let me guess - you work in cybersecurity?
This is XKCD #793 all over
> Being exceptional in cybersecurity is a pretty good indicator that someone will be successful in other fields.
I am not so certain about this. In particular being exceptional in cybersecurity does not make you good at playing political games or having the traits that a lot of bosses want from employees (I will attempt to avoid starting a discussion whether I consider such traits to be good or bad).