# Security Leadership Master Class 7 : Contrarian takes

DevFeed: [Security Leadership Master Class 7 : Contrarian takes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/security-leadership-master-class-7-contrarian-takes-39496.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.philvenables.com/post/security-leadership-master-class-7-contrarian-takes>)

Author: Phil Venables

Published: 2025-12-27T15:12:43Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Risk and Cyber](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/risk-and-cyber.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [High Profile Threats](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/high-profile-threats.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarking.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

The article's final installment discusses contrarian perspectives on security leadership, arguing that cybersecurity benchmarking should focus on control effectiveness and outcomes rather than inputs such as budgets. It also considers adversarial strategy and responses to recurring waves of vulnerabilities.

## Source excerpt

This is the final of the series grouping together sets of prior posts into a particular theme. Security Leadership Master Class 1 : Leveling up your leadership Security Leadership Master Class 2 : Dealing with the board and other executives Security Leadership Master Class 3 : Building a security program Security Leadership Master Class 4 : Enhancing/refreshing a security program Security Leadership Master Class 5 : Getting hired and doing hiring Security Leadership Master Class 6 : When...