I definitely agree with this last point! I’ve been on the providing end of similar situations with people in cybersecurity education of all sorts of different technical backgrounds. I’ve noticed that both the tester and the “testee” (so to speak) tend to have a better and safer experience when the cards are compassionately laid out on the table at the end. It’s even better when the tester is able to genuinely express gratitude toward the testee for having taught them something new, even unintentionally.
I definitely agree with this last point! I’ve been on the providing end of similar situations with people in cybersecurity education of all sorts of different technical backgrounds. I’ve noticed that both the tester and the “testee” (so to speak) tend to have a better and safer experience when the cards are compassionately laid out on the table at the end. It’s even better when the tester is able to genuinely express gratitude toward the testee for having taught them something new, even unintentionally.