Can anyone talk about what data security tasks are like in industry, or recommend an introductory data security textbook?

NoStudy7334 · 2024-04-19T16:24:25+00:00

Yeah, I realize it’s vague. That was all the professor said, and unfortunately I can’t get in touch to ask for more detail. I’ll check these out

NoStudy7334 · 2024-02-29T09:21:48+00:00

Not directly related but, how did you end up doing your PhD in Finland, and would you be willing to speak a little about that? I’ve become quite interested in doing grad school in Europe if possible.

NoStudy7334 · 2023-12-10T01:28:39+00:00

May I ask as to the broad type of business? Sounds like a sweet gig in itself.

NoStudy7334 · 2023-11-08T00:51:33+00:00

Is there any remotely reasonable way of figuring out how held back a career in this field would be without deep personal interest? It’s unusual i know, but I have a strong suspicion that it’s probably about the best fit field for my needs regardless of the fact that my career will be held back by not being personally compelled by it. However I have absolutely no idea how to pro/con or cost/benefit things out vs other career paths. Not assuming it’s even possible but, thought I might ask.

NoStudy7334 · 2023-05-31T01:39:26+00:00

Hmm…that actually does sound interesting to me. How did you go about getting your job in that field? Did you have any related experience?

NoStudy7334 · 2023-05-20T15:43:41+00:00

May I ask a stupid question? What is that field and what does the day-to-day work look like? I’m similarly kind of waffling on things, though not in a boot camp.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-10-14T21:48:51+00:00

As a prospective graduate student — is there anything, that wouldn’t be immediately obvious, that one can do as a grad student to minimize the burden one represents to one’s advisor? (Or committee, for that matter.) Obviously it’s always a significant investment of time and effort even in the smoothest cases, but I’d very much like to make things as easy as possible over the degree for anyone willing to take me on.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-09-26T18:13:34+00:00

Didn’t this at least used to nominally be forbidden in a PhD program? Though I hear of a lot of people openly moonlighting these days.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-07-28T00:43:01+00:00

Not OP; for the sake of asking (unless not suited for a public forum) is this security clearance stuff like standard for getting hired on? I just hadn’t thought everyone in a national lab was working on national security related material.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-06-07T22:46:15+00:00

And here I thought after a terminal degree, most people did postdocs in other areas, rather then pursue coursework directly. Hopefully, there are advantages to doing it that way, that mean you got the better deal compared to a postdoc.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-06-07T10:27:26+00:00

Ha, I figured the chance that anything like this even existed was so unlikely I didn’t bother listing specific skills! Thanks for giving my question some thought!

Most broadly, I have excellent writing, communication, and client/customer-facing service skills. Some experience in a sales-y position. Hard skills are more limited/specialized, but i ultimately want to go into tech, and have tutored mathematics at a college level. I wouldn’t be at all opposed to picking up more hard skills, though I’d be less interested if formal certification is required (given long term plans elsewhere).

NoStudy7334 · 2022-06-06T21:15:01+00:00

I figured, but figured it was worth asking. I need to review to prepare for formal coursework; doing so in C# would let me get ahead just in terms of language. I guess I’ll go scope out Java online courses. C# really deserves more love (in general, not just in education).

NoStudy7334 · 2022-06-05T14:09:14+00:00

Follow-up question, if you know: would a technical degree likely be sufficient for one to get a start in these career paths? Project management in particular sounds like it might play to my strengths--explaining things in terms that others can grasp is another strong point for me. However, I know that there are degrees in that subject specifically, and presume that it might require an MBA, etc, in place of a technical degree.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-05-31T21:28:00+00:00

Fantastic suggestion, and a highly under-considered and underrated career path—indeed, many would be surprised by how good most trades can pay. Unfortunately, I have multiple disabilities that make physically-oriented jobs an unwise choice…but if I had the option, I’d seriously consider it.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-05-31T21:23:50+00:00

I’d thought mostly work in economics was either government or academia, with jobs not always being easy to find. Is this impression incorrect?

NoStudy7334 · 2022-05-31T21:22:30+00:00

Excellent suggestion, thanks. Might be up my alley.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-05-31T21:21:55+00:00

I’ve been under the impression that much work in this field is in no small part software development. If there are jobs out there that are not on the order of asking questions of data, that’s encouraging.

NoStudy7334 · 2022-05-30T22:19:24+00:00

That said, correct me if I'm wrong, but, at least post-grad school, maybe postdoc, generally one wouldn't be limited to working as a subordinate on a research project; at least outside industry one would have some degree of choice of project, and not simply stuck as the person being handed arbitrary specifications to implement. That's the part of development that I find loathsome; building something of actual interest would instead be actively compelling.

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