Cybersecurity starts with people

Working in security at a cybersecurity company demands a specific mindset. Frameworks, compliance standards, regulations, and tooling all have their place, but they’re not where we begin.

At ON2IT, everything starts with people: individuals who ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and build security that’s smarter and stronger than yesterdays.

Cybersecurity doesn’t start with tools. It starts with people.

A culture of open challenge

Expertise here isn’t hoarded. You don’t wait for the next knowledge-sharing session, you go looking for input that will make that session (and the organization as a whole) better. This creates an environment where junior team members ask the tough questions, senior engineers are challenged, and everyone embraces that exchange.

It’s a mindset that’s rare in any field, but in cybersecurity, it may be the most rewarding.

Fostering this doesn’t happen by accident. That is why we keep things informal by design. People speak up when they feel safe. And in cybersecurity, that’s crucial. Because silos kill visibility, and assumptions lead to blind spots.

In practice, that means removing walls: both literally and figuratively. We have lunch together, and you never sit with the same group twice. SOC engineers eat with marketing. Developers swap ideas with our Professional Security Services team. The best solutions rarely come from one role; they come from the messy, creative collision of different perspectives.

Challenging the defaults

Sure, we check the compliance boxes. But we don’t stop there. Plenty of security programs aim to pass audits, and so do we. But at ON2IT, we aim higher. Our philosophy-driven approach continuously questions whether something really protects what matters, not just whether it ticks a box.

Sometimes that means saying no to default settings and yes to the harder path. Sometimes it means rethinking controls others consider “solved.” Often, it means challenging legacy ideas that no longer stand up to the present.

We constantly ask:
Does this protect what matters?
Can it grow with us?
Do we know why we’re doing it, or are we just doing it because someone said we should?

If a policy, control, or alert can’t answer those questions, it doesn’t belong in our system.

People first, always

It’s often said that people are the weakest link in security.

At ON2IT, people are our strongest asset. Not because they’re perfect, but because they’re engaged, empowered, and encouraged to think critically. They speak up when something looks off. They improve processes instead of blindly following them. They ask questions that lead to better answers.

Security is stronger when everyone in the room feels responsible for it. We’ve built a culture that makes that possible.

And it shows.