There's an excellent article on Wired.com by Bruce Schneier about the mindset of the security professional. I'll be the first to tell you that I certainly think differently than the average person. In fact, I drive many people (engineers, developers, etc) nuts sometimes because my approach to problem-solving can be so completely sideways to "the norm."
Hat tip to Anton for sending the link around...
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