Security News > 2020 > February > Spotting a Norman: How to Root Out Those Wasting Organizational Resources
How many times have you met someone full of promises and big on talk, only to be disappointed by what results from your engagement with them? Normans not only let organizations down, they adversely affect the information security postures of those organizations by taking valuable time and resources away from other value-added activities.
If you know someone who has these traits, they might be a Norman.
If, no matter how many times you ask someone, you can't seem to understand what it is they've been spending their time on, chances are, they're a Norman.
No tangible accomplishments: If you had a dollar for every word a Norman uttered, you might stand a chance at getting back the amount of money they've gotten out of you.
If you can't seem to identify any tangible accomplishments, regardless of how much money you've spent or invested, you might be paying or funding a Norman.