Episode 25 - Excellence in IR

Written By Stuart McIntosh

This episode we focus on the Security Analysts in the house! Leveling up security operations requires involving multiple teams at many different levels. But the analyst role is unique and we felt that it needed to be unpacked and given some time in the spot light. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Notes

What is your job?  Who do you work for? 

  • THE QUE – NO, Metrics - NO 

  • You are the human intelligence of defense 

    • Defense – Find, Stop, Prevent (and don’t repeat) 

    • RBA - NOT REPETITIVE (there is no snooze button) 

    • Context 

    • Compounding questions 

Decisions 

  • “Every decision makes a difference” 

    • A compounding effect 

  • “Deciding how and when to decide is a decision” 

    • Colin Powell - Principals of Leadership

    • Rabbit holes 

  • Decision trees / improving instincts 

Excellence is a muscle 

  • Starts with ONE alert 

  • Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” 

  • IR (Individual contributor) is a muscle  

  • IR (team) is a group of high performing athletes 

Stuart McIntosh
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