I have a proposal to make — or rather, a proposition — to improve the overall state of security. Just as in the olden days, when swinging couples would put their house keys in a pile, and whoever drew a set of keys would go home with its owner, I suggest that security professionals do something similar (maybe with USB keyfobs or hardware tokens?). We don’t have enough empathy or understanding in this industry, and changing places with someone who does something very different from you (whether it be auditing, management, pentesting, engineering or something else) can help both personally and professionally. Think of it as job swapping — and if you’re married to your job, that’s kind of like spouse-swapping, isn’t it? Pick someone next to you and help them solve one of their security problems. You don’t even need to bring Crisco.