We often see large corporations recruiting heavily for elite security consultants and "strategic advisors," roles specifically designed to translate deep technical realities into high-level business objectives. I see this in action daily, because I play the role that sits right between the translator and the operations. Thus, if operations are going nowhere, I know firsthand that the translator is somewhat inefficient. In the recent past, I had a chance to be the translator myself. I successfully convinced my past directors of what needed to be done, but since the whole organization knew I was part of operations before, they didn't take me seriously. I was forced to be the translator, the messenger, and the doer all at once. Believe me or not, I hated myself during those times. It is an exhausting, thankless sandbox to play in. But what happens when an organization doesn't have this kind of position at all? What if there are no corporate boards or shareholders driving...