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Roger Liu

Roger Liu is a senior consultant at Michael Page Hong Kong.

Will my employer’s failure to heed my security warnings tarnish my reputation?

I work as a project team leader in cybersecurity for a payments platform. My enthusiasm for the job has waned as a number of my warnings on critical security issues have gone unheeded. I am looking elsewhere for work, most likely in fintech, but I am aware that any eventual security breaches in my current job could tarnish my reputation. Given that I will have to sign a confidentiality agreement upon departure, what is the best course of action to take to protect my reputation in the long term? ...