Tech Leadership

A while back, I wrote about building a modern engineering career ladder — the competency dimensions, the dual-track progression, the principle that growth should be behavior-based, not time-based. I still stand behind all of it.

But I also have to be honest: if your career ladder was written before 2025 and hasn’t been touched since, it’s already out of date. Not because the fundamentals changed — they didn’t. Because the job changed.

Creating a Culture of Security Awareness in Tech Teams

By Stephen Ledwith in Security, Technology

February 19, 2025

Security isn’t just an IT problem—it’s a business imperative. Yet, too often, security is treated as an afterthought, something bolted onto a product after the fact instead of baked in from the start.

The reality is that security is everyone’s responsibility, from developers writing code to executives making strategic decisions. The best security strategy isn’t a tool or a firewall—it’s a security-aware culture where every team member understands and prioritizes security in their daily work.

Your Engineering Career Ladder Needs a Rewrite — AI Changed the Job

Creating a Culture of Security Awareness in Tech Teams

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