Trying to do infosec or manage infosec requires cooperation, resources and buy-in from senior management who might not 'get it'. We tend to get frustrated with management that ignore our recommendations, believe infosec urban legends, fail to fund us or implement stupid rules. Yelling will only make it worse. Here's how to more effectively communicate and work with the nontechnical people that write your checks, manage your businessess and make your lives difficult.
Alex is both an information security professional and lawyer. When interviewing lawyers for an associate position, he asked them to solder a circuit board to see if they were a good fit. When he's not giving legal or technical advice, he teaches an undergraduate class in computer crime.