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http://www.csoonline.com/article/677948/7-communication-mistakes-csos-still-make By Joan Goodchild Senior Editor CSO March 23, 2011 For many years, we heard security professionals lament the way they are perceived. Terms such as "the place where good ideas go to die" and "the department of no" weren't uncommon just a few years ago when referring to the security function. But that is changing—slowly, according to many security leaders. Still, as risk mitigation efforts, and the people behind them, get a better rep, challenges still exist when it comes to conveying security's message to company leadership, and staff users as well. CSO spoke with three infosec veterans to learn what effective communication looks like in an organization where security lives in harmony with the rest of the company. Here they tell us what NOT to do if you want to get everyone on board with what you're trying to accomplish. [...]

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