Security Ripcord

Apparently somebody over at the NBA’s Sacramento Kings franchise is upset that several of their cheerleaders were photographed partying. Now, first off, I don’t see that problem with this. These cheerleaders are adults. They are not necessarily responsible for being the role models like the NBA stars on the team. They are sex symbols. They have been hired to be sex symbols. And, if anybody does not like that term, fine….they are models. They have been hired to arrouse the attention of the largest demographic associated with the NBA, young and middle aged males. As models, and sex symbols, they are use to parading around in their underwear and being photographed. In fact, they like it. It is their job and it does not surprise me they can be found doing it during their off time. Really, the biggest thing they are guilty of is allowing a person to photograph them who was willing to place the photographs on the Internet. Maybe the Kings are mad that they did not get the royalties associated with the pictures.

All of that said, I guess it really boils down to the contract that these cheerleaders signed with the Sacramento Kings and, possibly, any policies that have been published by the NBA. Which leads me to consider any other jobs that these women may hold. Although most of them are probably models, I am sure that some of them have other jobs of varying responsibility. This leads me to the question of what if one of these women worked for you and she was one of your organization’s security professionals? What if she was your security analyst, team lead, or Chief Information Security Officer? Would these pictures have any bearing on her job status? Does this type of behavior demonstrate a lack of personal responsibility and open the flood gates to potentially compromising business situations?

My answer: I don’t know. I think I would have to weigh this situation with the personality of the individual, previous and current job performance, and any input by that individual while reviewing this information. Of course this all changes if there is a government issued security clearance involved. Which means that I would have to consider this information as possible behavior that could compromise the integrity of the individual and therefore increase the risk to national security.

Please leave a comment if you have an opinion about this topic. You can also read what other security professionals are saying about it in the Security Catalyst Community under the thread with the same title as this post.

Go forth and do good things,

Don C. Weber

Security Ripcord

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