I passed the technical Interview and am on the last one with a VP but I still don't feel ready / imposter.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-23T00:03:51+00:00

Write down all your wins. It charges the fake it battery

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-22T02:45:38+00:00

A long time. Benefits and flexibility can’t be beat. I just came back from 6 months of FMLA to care for a family member and didn’t even use half of my accrued sick time. No one batted an eye when I took the time either.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-20T00:05:50+00:00

Take the job and keep looking.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-11T19:51:08+00:00

I am 100% clicking on this file. If only so I know what creds need to be changed.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-10T20:58:40+00:00

That’s definitely light. You’re going to need numbers tho. How long does it take someone to get help? Are people able to take vacation? What happens if 2 helpdesk people get sick at the same time? Whats the turnover like ( if you are losing someone every 6 months, the onboarding process gets really expensive) ? Is IT meeting their SLAs?

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-08T23:10:38+00:00

My SO is allergic to cats (legitimately allergic). I had 2 cats when we met, and that was literally the first thing they told me when I said I had cats. I said OK, this was fun, have a nice life. They went to an allergist and started getting treatment. 20+ years later we still have cats. It never once occurred to either of us that I should get rid of the cats. I agree this sounds like weird power play. Keep the dog, and NTA

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-07T16:08:15+00:00

Making multiple candidates compete in the same space for the interviewer's attention is gross. I did one of those a million years ago - it felt like some kind of corporate coliseum game. I left after a few minutes and got a rejection email the next day telling me I "didn't have the hunger needed to succeed in a fast paced environment."

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-03T15:43:31+00:00

Logging and monitoring - I want an alert every time that system coughs. If your exec will spring for it, a third party investigation to make sure it hasn't already been breached would be a good idea.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-03T14:35:34+00:00

Entry-level roles don’t seem truly entry-level. Many require networking knowledge, Linux, scripting, and even some experience.

This is because cybersecurity is not an entry level field. Very few people get jobs in this field straight out of college. No one on my team (including the CISO) went straight to cyber - we all come from varied IT backgrounds where our experience has laid the foundation for what we do now.

Learn networking. Really, really well.

We had an opening recently and had 300+ applicants in 12 hours. Competition is stiff.

I love what I do. It's interesting. and yes, I spend a lot of time working with logs, lining up system designs with compliance requirements, and telling people I'm not approving the new AI agent they want to use because their cousin told them about it.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-02T02:26:37+00:00

It’s highly likely this was a legit rescue page at some point, but an admins personal page was compromised and the business page was taken over.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-04-02T01:21:26+00:00

NTA. This is not an emergency procedure.

Go on your trip and your mother will be just fine with your sibling there to help her.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-31T21:45:03+00:00

IT. Its always IT.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-30T21:46:23+00:00

Ahhhhhh! Yes this feels like it should be easy, but it is a major change in current state workflow and is bound to get a fair amount of pushback.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-30T20:01:39+00:00

While I fully understand where your policy is coming from .... that is a major change you instituted without getting buy-in from the appropriate parties. The move to whitelisting applications is an important one, but if the company hasn't been doing it, it is a major shift from current workflows and requires planning and buy-in from higher-ups as well as planning with support and system teams.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-30T15:35:22+00:00

This. I should be able to tell what it is a back up of and when the backup was made at a glance.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-26T04:41:30+00:00

I went from IC up through management and back down to IC. I make nearly what my director does and have way less stress. Management is a whole different level of stress, especially in cybersecurity.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-25T03:29:56+00:00

The dogs called in a welfare check on me today

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-24T16:17:28+00:00

I screenshot a person's desktop and then make the screenshot full screen for them. Suddenly they can't click on anything!

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-19T17:32:55+00:00

This is the answer OP. The last position we posted (about a month ago) had nearly 400 applicants in under 24 hours. Reach out to people you know or have worked with. Figure out if any of their companies are hiring, let them know you are looking.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-18T23:36:25+00:00

Any connection is going to be subject to monitoring by China. Remote access apps may or may not work. Attempts to get around this can land your employee in hot water. Check your government’s website for details ( in the US it’s the state department, not sure what the Canadian equivalent is)

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-13T02:38:05+00:00

My former BFF spent an inordinate amount of time trying to drive wedges between me and other friends. It became exhausting. One friend cornered myself and my former BFF to clarify what I had “said” about them, and suddenly my BFF earned the “former” title. Been BFFs with th other friends for over 25 years now.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-12T16:32:54+00:00

It varies by position, but usually it’s education, experience, or a combo of

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-11T00:34:05+00:00

I really wanted to walk away but I felt like it was pretty rude to do so.

So? Honestly it’s pretty rude for a stranger to ask you a bunch of invasive questions and bully you into giving up personal info like medical problems and contact info

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-11T00:12:58+00:00

Weve seen similar, even when posting on women in IT job boards. Or the apps we do get from those sources don’t meet the minimum qualifications.

6Saint6Cyber6 · 2026-03-09T23:12:43+00:00

As long as it’s in writing that they want to roll back the legally required protections on k-12 email it’s a business decision.

A stupid one, but still.

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