Security Geek Fired By Suits: For Doing His Job?

“A security geek is fired by executive management after the company is broken into by thieves and lose nearly $100k in equipment. The security geek had previously recommended safety measures that would have presented this, but they were shot down by those same executives! Who should have been fired in this story?”

Looks like they used this security guy as a scape goat to protect their own asses.  Doesn’t documentation mean anything?!  Ultimately, it is that company that will suffer from keeping incompetent and untrustworthy people (if that is the case.)

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