Security is having a bit of a hay day as everyone fights to build a moat against smart kids and AI. SOC2 and friends are a pain in the ass, but are a moat more than most these days. Security theater? The answer is at least “mostly”, but a moat nonetheless. You can feel the power swinging back into the hands of the customer.

When all software is trivial, the salesman and the customer will reign again. Not that I’m hoping for that day, but that day may be coming.