{"id":44914,"date":"2022-01-21T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/why-should-i-pay-for-that-security-option-hijacking-only-happens-to-planes\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:30:09","slug":"why-should-i-pay-for-that-security-option-hijacking-only-happens-to-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/why-should-i-pay-for-that-security-option-hijacking-only-happens-to-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should I pay for that security option? Hijacking only happens to planes"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Call<\/span> Friday is here. We’d suggest an adult beverage or two to celebrate, but only if you BYOB. While you fill your suitcase, may we present an episode of On Call<\/a> in which a reader saves his boss from a dunking.<\/p>\n

Our tale comes from a reader Regomised as “Ed” and is set earlier this century. Ed was working as a developer in a biotech lab. He rarely spoke to the director, but did speak to the director’s personal assistant a lot.<\/p>\n

This PA was very much a jack of all trades (and master of… well, you get the drift). HR? He was in charge of that. Ops? That too. Anything technical? Of course. Heck, even though the firm had its very own bean counter, one had to go through the PA to get anything paid or budgets approved.<\/p>\n