The Elephants in the Technology Room
The Elephants in the Technology Room
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/elephants-in-technology-room-part-2-p-4111
Publish Date: 2026-05-04 16:14:00
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Why Technical Leaders Are Walking Away and What We Can Do to Fix It
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May 4, 2026
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Chuck Norton was only a few months into his role as CISO at a major state university when he realized he’d made a terrible mistake, not because the job was difficult but because he’d just watched another security leader face criminal prosecution and understood that he had absolutely no legal protection if the same thing happened to him.
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When he asked his employer to put indemnification protections in his contract, they gave him verbal assurances but refused to put anything in writing, which led to a stark realization that he later described it as “being stuck at the confluence of being accountable for everything and having authority over nothing.”
Norton left in April 2025 and now works as a senior technical security adviser for a risk management firm, which represents exactly the kind of talent…
