The difference between "No one will hire me" and "I am no longer professionally allowed to do this DFIR work"
Brief
A recent discussion on LinkedIn about DF/IR accountability made me realize that several people, including (or mostly…) me, were using the word “accountability” to mean entirely different things.
That’s important because the point changes depending on which definition or perspective is being used. Some discussed individual accountability, with things like:
“My reputation is on the line.”
"If I do bad work, people stop hiring me.”
“If I get destroyed on cross examination, word spreads.”
“If my company’s reputation is ruined, I lose business.”
That type of accountability exists. Reputation, credibility, courts, examination, and market consequences matter. But that was not the point I am trying to make.
I was referring to something narrower: Professional accountability.