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> [There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/there-has-been-no-appreciable-improvement-in-our-country-s-ability-to/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

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## More by John W. Thompson

> [Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/second-issue-is-the-rapidly-accelerating-increase-in-the-number-of/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [Well Web services are nothing more than a way for users to interact with applications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/well-web-services-are-nothing-more-than-a-way-for-users-to-interact/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/there-has-been-no-appreciable-improvement-in-our-country-s-ability-to/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [If you accept that security is a process, and if you can eliminate the human interaction or intervention in that process by automating more,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/if-you-accept-that-security-is-a-process-and-if-you-can-eliminate-the/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [One of the things that has been truly incredible to observe though, is the amount of venture investment that has gone into early stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/one-of-the-things-that-has-been-truly-incredible-to-observe-though-is/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [I don't think there is any franchise more powerful than ours around securing the consumer experience and we will not concede that to anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/i-don-t-think-there-is-any-franchise-more-powerful-than-ours-around/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [I grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. My dad took me hunting, trapping and fishing when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/i-grew-up-in-west-palm-beach-florida-my-dad-took-me-hunting-trapping/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [Well we have a good working relationship with Microsoft at the development level. But let's not kid ourselves, this is a company with enormous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/well-we-have-a-good-working-relationship-with-microsoft-at-the/)

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> [So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very important element in any company's strategy that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/so-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-data-and-integrity-and-validity-of/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [So you will see us continue to advance the state of the art or take information that we have in our response data bases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/so-you-will-see-us-continue-to-advance-the-state-of-the-art-or-take/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/i-ve-learned-several-lessons-over-the-years-first-never-take-yourself/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [We need to shift the paradigm from reactive technologies to more integrative solutions that deal with the variety and complexity of the threats that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/we-need-to-shift-the-paradigm-from-reactive-technologies-to-more/)

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> [The thing we have to be careful of is that the Internet is a global communications medium, and if one country tips the balance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/the-thing-we-have-to-be-careful-of-is-that-the-internet-is-a-global/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [I'm an intensely competitive guy who is driven by the idea that accepting mediocrity or accepting defeat is not the way you succeed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/i-m-an-intensely-competitive-guy-who-is-driven-by-the-idea-that/)

[John W. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-thompson/)

> [What we are seeing now is customers shifting their attention from security products like firewalls and intrusion sensors, to the policies that need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-thompson/what-we-are-seeing-now-is-customers-shifting-their-attention-from/)

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