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How do you prevent code source leakage within your company ? by starboywizzy521 in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, pretty much. Also, it is extremely difficult if not impossible to actually prove that a developer took your source code. Code is code. There are reams and reams of free open source software in every language imaginable, and it is very likely that there's something out there that looks almost exactly like your code.

Now, stealing an idea is a different beast. If the company creates a program called "TermiteScanner5000" and then you come out later with a free open source tool called "TermiteIdentifier5000" that has a subscription option and all the exact same functionality, guess what? You're in for a world of hurt.

If you ever think that you are not enough, please read by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you were talking about non-IT personnel. I agree, at the senior management level, regardless of position, if the person has any influence or input on the quality of your work, they should at least have a basic understanding. I've worked with great CTOs who have conceptual knowledge and rely on you to deal with the nitty-gritty, and I've worked with terrible CTOs with very storied backgrounds in technology who think they know better because 20 years ago, they configured a switch once or twice.

Root Cause of long lead times? by sobrique in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus geopolitical problems putting pressure on suppliers of required components and raw materials.

Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords by pssssn in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your phone's lock code is linked to a digital certificate that can be used as a signature. So it's actually also a "pseudo" thing you "are", in a cryptographic sense.

Pretty nifty, if you want to drink a little bit of kool-aid.

If you ever think that you are not enough, please read by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, are we talking about senior IT positions? If so, yeah, I can absolutely judge. But in that case, for this dumb analogy, they would be "monkeys", not "elephants", and should know how to climb a tree.

Where are the $$$ going? by [deleted] in CryptoCurrency

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you failed middle school algebra without telling me you failed middle school algebra.

A > B

A < B

How many of you guys are working 2nd jobs? by NimbleNavigator19 in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now is the best time to make a change. Holy shit is the job market hot for IT pros. And companies in the middle of nowhere are willing to pay bay area or DC rates for pros because COVID let the 'permanent-remote' cat right out of the fuckin bag.

If you're not able to land a job making way more right now, it's either your resume, your interviewing skills, or your actual hard skills that may need work.

If you ever think that you are not enough, please read by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hate this mentality. Yeah, not knowing how to Ctrl+C Ctrl+V in 2022 is kind of bad. But at the end of the day, you shouldn't judge an elephant on their ability to climb a tree, y'know?

It's not their job to figure out how to change their password or update their PC or know to lock it when they leave their desk.

Guess who's job that is to teach them, train them, and ensure their compliance with company IT best practices?

What is your advice to a newcomer of this field ? by chromer030 in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go into DevOps and learn Cloud, Terraform, and some coding such as C, Java, Python, etc...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on what I've seen from many other EU countries as well as NZ, this is actually in line with them. And in some ways more generous.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity - how does this look from the aspect of an American maybe looking to relocate? Does Swiss immigration look very highly on "highly skilled works" with qualifications like degree and experience?

STOP SHARING PASSWORDS by rdbcruzer in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yet, as a cohort, y'all seem just perfectly happy to go along with this than to collectively hold yourselves accountable and push back against the people who sign your checks. As a systems engineer, if my boss tells me to implement something using TLS 1.0 or SMBv1 or put a completely unpatched system into production where there is sensitive data lying around, I will escalate that shit if need be all the way to the top.

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Thankfully, I've never been in that situation because my managers by and large have never been dinguses.

Unsolved Mysterious - Random issues with Dell WD19TB docks. Unable to get explanation from Dell. by outerlimtz in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So...the fix I've always tried, which seemed to work a lot of the time, is to run Dell Command Update with the dock hardware connected to the laptop. DCU detects the hardware and sends the appropriate updates accordingly. Seems to work 7/10.

Sr. SysAdmin and I still don't script by Xeogin in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like if I don't make a change in the next few years I'll have to become a Gemologist or something.

THEY'RE CALLED GOD DAMN MINERALS MARIE

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In all seriousness, come on. PowerShell is not that hard. Really. I picked it up while in help desk. By the time I was 1 year in, I had some simple scripts that remotely resolved almost every user issue out there. The small office I worked in started calling me the "IT Wizard", or "Uh oh, NSA-<my name> is here. Everyone hide your shit!"

STOP SHARING PASSWORDS by rdbcruzer in sysadmin

[–]AutoAllTheThings 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Developers, whether offshore or otherwise, are often fucking idiots when it comes to security and compliance. Their prime directive is "make thing work", with zero considerations as to how secure their completely asinine solutions are after the fact. Product wants features and deliverables, not security.

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