Happy Blame Someone Else Day

In cybersecurity, the day a company experiences a data breach appears to be their very own Blame Someone Else Day:

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  • Blame Poor or Missing Risk Assessments
  • Blame a Lack of Funding
  • Blame the Tools
  • Blame Bad Behavior
  • Blame a Lack of Communication
  • Blame a Poor Reporting Structure
  • Blame the Lack of Awareness
  • Blame the Bad Decision(-Maker)
  • Blame the Short-Term Fix
  • Blame a Lack of Metrics
  • Blame the Third-Party Vendor
  • Blame Everybody Else
  • Blame a Magician

Cybersecurity experts shared their thoughts on where blame occurs and why blaming someone or something else is a bad idea …. even if it happens to be on Blame Someone Else Day.

In case you were wondering, the official hashtag for this holiday is #BlameSomeoneElseDay.