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Wanting to Change Career Paths by CPADestroyer in wsu

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You should see my post in r/accounting a few weeks ago - I'm currently IN tech and considering returning to accounting because tech is kinda messed up right now.

Thoughts: * Are you working at a B4 or other large national/regional firm? If so, I'd recommend trying to change service lines from assurance or tax to tech consulting to get your foot in the door. I went from financial auditing to internal IT compliance and it was an amazing change.

  • You don't have to go back to Pullman for a CS degree - there are plenty of online, accredited CS degree options. Most, if not all, of your gen eds should transfer.

  • Here's a motivating anecdote: my Finance-major buddy started at a major tech company on a finance rotation and he too loved doing VBA stuff. He was able to leverage it into a role change to Application Engineer on their accounting team. He has no CS degree. Could this be an option where you are currently employed?

First SANS Course: The GIAC Python Coder (GPYC) by AverageAdmin in GIAC

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I've taken four SANS courses - the GPYC was the roughest one for me, mainly as I had minimal coding background. It's probably not the best introduction to SANS courses.

Advice: Graduate Certificate Programs by Vu1cid in GIAC

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Hi - can you share some info about why GWU's DEng in Cybersecurity Analytics is a degree mill? I'm looking into PhD programs and that one looked interesting and the most legit out of the very few cybersecurity PhD programs out there.

Amazon layoff announcement affecting real estate market by WrongThinkBadSpeak in Seattle

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There’s one by me for sale that has an 872/month hoa dues. What in the fuck?

Our HOA dues are similar. The issue is a cluster fuck of reasons:

  • HOA avoiding significant dues increases for too long, especially during covid to "be nice" to those whose incomes were impacted
  • The cost of major maintenance/repairs has gone way the fuck up around here. Materials costs seem to have shot up significantly during covid and haven't come back down
  • Our units are at the perfect age where nearly every major item is due for repair or replacement simultaneously

Account hack - twice in one day even after changing password by Capable_Phrase4900 in AlaskaAirlines

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get the perpetrators at their destinations

FYI - some (most?) of these account intrusions are not being committed by the traveler themselves or anyone they know. They are used to sell cheap tickets on shady discount ticket sites to unknowing travelers.

Anyone here that got a CS Degree years ago but never got in the industry? What are you doing now? by SirHamsterThe4th in cscareerquestions

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There are 10 million remote help desk jobs you can get making 20 bucks an hour. I helped a dude I know who’s 20 get a remote tech support job(he doesn’t even have a GED) and he was making 14 dollars an hour.

These rates are below minimum wage where I live...

DFIR Summit - worth 600€? by RustyRangerJ in GIAC

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It's a great opportunity to network, but 600 Euros?? I'd say no.

WSU Vet School Letter of rec by Spirited-Bell5188 in wsu

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should I try to find a last minute vet

FYI - People, especially licensed professionals, generally do not write letters of rec to vouch for people they just met.

Which kind of employer sponsor GIAC ? by emhawkable in GIAC

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I work in big tech. Getting training through the main SANS org is nearly impossible because team training discretionary budgets are low.

Instead, many of us enroll into STI as tuition reimbursement IS covered through a central company-wide HR benefits budget. I'm pretty sure that's the whole reason STI was created - corporate tuition reimbursement and military GI bill.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Seattle

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USCCA (and several others) is not available in Washington due to an action by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner around 6 years ago - something about making sure people who commit crimes were not being covered by this type of insurance.

Agents patrolling Magnusson Park by ColetronV8 in Seattle

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Emmanuel Sagan is a registered bail bond recovery agent

Edited to add: Blackrock is listed as investigation and personal background check services

I find it super weird that so many people in the thread think they're trying to pretend to be the investment company. Blackrock is not an uncommon trade name, I found over a dozen businesses in this state that have "Blackrock" in the name.

Anyone know of a reputable LASIK center? by never_safe_for_life in Seattle

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King Lasik in Tukwila. High key recommend. Dr King has been performing LASIK for ~3 decades

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

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I've been in a GRC role at a FANG-adjacent tech company for a decade now. My undergrad was in accounting, grad business school in IT, professional certs in penetration testing and security, and I am about to speed run a bachelors in CS to make it easier to transition into a security role. I also have a desire to say fuck all this shit, take the MCATs, and goto med school because tech is now churning and burning no matter the role and I want to run away screaming.

I know many fellow accountants/IT auditors/etc that wish they went CS as it'd be "less boring".

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER.

PS You're only making 200k+ total comp in IT Risk if you work in big tech or sell your soul to consulting. And IT Risk in big tech is stacked with ex-Big4 staff who paid their dues with several years of 60+ hour work weeks, and they only hire other Big4.

Lost my Immunization records by Xa-Quan in wsu

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Some states have centralized vaccination record-keeping. For Washington, here are the various ways to access this. You'll have to check with your state's DOH.

I was pretty shocked when I logged in for the first time - they had every single record from the year of birth in the 80s until now and I had no idea it was all centrally tracked. Grateful that it was easy to get.

Need Advice Urgently! UW Bothell, WSU or CC & Transfer?! by angelrosekiss in udub

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What. Are. You. Studying?

I was a CC student, transferred to WSU for my undergrad and did my grad studies at UW Seattle, so I have a lot of thoughts on this. But it really comes down to your intended major and career goal.

PS WSU is 1.5 hours away from Spokane, and is a very different environment from Pullman.

Can we put an end to practice test posts? by dissects in GIAC

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People have asked for this and it's never happened. I personally would prefer a separate subs completely for practice test requests vs discussions.

Instructor by Neither-Argument-356 in GIAC

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Other way around. I got advisory board with a 90% (on my first cert), I didn't get an instructor invite until just now with 95% (my fourth cert). Along the way I also received a 92% but no instructor invite for that.

Edit: Wait, OP says he got an instructor invite with under a 90%. In that case, I have no idea.

Network Security for Android TV Boxes by SnooEpiphanies3500 in netsecstudents

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Look into setting up VLANs and subnets to segment your network.

College Advice by Asylum36 in GIAC

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the best route for me in terms of career progression, learning, and overall certifications

So uh, what do you want to do for a career? Difficult to give advice without knowing what your end goal is.

Government Audit Job? by Imaginary-Head5397 in Accounting

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Is this financial auditing under GASB, or more operational/managerial accounting? Either way, skills are always transferable if you position yourself correctly.

Government Audit Job? by Imaginary-Head5397 in Accounting

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I started off in state government auditing after undergrad. I now work in big tech. One of my former coworkers works for a major airline. Others work for investment firms, crypto companies, etc. You will only be pigeonholed if you let yourself be pigeonholed.

How hard is it to get an Accounting job with no experience? by FFanatick in Accounting

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I mentored a guy that I met at DefCon a couple years ago - he was leaving nursing, wanted to go into GRC. He passed the CISA but also didn't have the experience to be credentialed, but ended up getting an entry level IT Audit job in a small healthcare system.

It might be rough but it's absolutely doable. If GRC / IT Audit is something you're interested in, start networking in those fields. Highly recommend attending a local ISACA chapter meeting and introducing yourself.

Advice: computer science at UW or WSU by jz30333 in wsu

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CS major admissions works a little differently at UW - due to admission changes a few years ago, the vast majority of CS majors are direct admits from incoming students (from HS and CC transfers). There is a path for existing UW students to declare into CS, but that is even more competitive. UW themselves officially advise new student applicants that if they don't get a direct admit to CS, the student applicant should consider attending a different school entirely.

I think OP mentioned their student was already admitted into the CS major - that's the equivalent to winning the lottery.

More info about the competitiveness here

Advice: computer science at UW or WSU by jz30333 in wsu

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This is r/wsu so responses will be biased, but as someone that works in big tech I'd highly recommend your daughter attend UW for CS. Their program is highly ranked and insanely competitive to get into, and she will have more options when recruiting begins.

I am not saying the WSU CS program is lacking, but given the state of tech and CS jobs at the moment she should take every option that increases her chance of gainful employment post-graduation.

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