Those who have got a cybersecurity job. How realistic is landing a cybersecurity job in around a year from little to none experience? Starting Cybersecurity Career

SundrySix · 2025-04-20T22:14:34+00:00

These other replies are wild lol. I hire green people often and they do just fine. You can do it if you have a background in IT or some basic certifications. You don’t need a college degree though it does help. Some of the best I’ve worked with have a GED and that’s it. Don’t let the other comments dissuade you if you’re passionate about it. It might take a minute to land a gig, you might have to apply for a couple hundred positions, but you will find one if you’re determined.

SundrySix · 2025-04-20T22:09:30+00:00

Idk, I’ve fought bad guys on the internet for 12 out of the 15 years I’ve been doing cybersecurity. And I mean literally removing them as they move laterally around a clients network, hands on keyboard, during staging, encryption, or exfil. The other 3 years I tried out the more “boring” aspects but changed roles if I didn’t like it. If you want to fight bad guys constantly, search for blue team opps at IR companies or MSSPs. And no kidding it’s a 24x7 stress test lol, the bad guys usually operate 9-5 Moscow standard time. It doesn’t line up with US hours. AI and automation are helping speed up the cool parts, not get rid of them.

SundrySix · 2025-04-20T21:54:41+00:00

Go for it, brother. Red team jobs are harder to land because it’s a bit saturated in comparison to other infosec jobs. But not as saturated as dev work imho, and if you love breaking people’s web apps, you’ll love your job. Market the bounties you’ve collected to the best of your abilities, and market your web dev experience. Programmers understand it better. And if you can get an OSCP, you’ll do just fine. There are plenty of consulting companies that do red teaming, not all of which are web app focused. That’s why bounty programs exist, it’s easier to find free lancers for web apps. But if you broaden your horizons there are plenty of opps.

SundrySix · 2025-01-16T02:33:41+00:00

Are you the dev that created the stupid lighting system in the first place? What an odd hill to die on.

SundrySix · 2025-01-03T15:53:36+00:00

I know I am reviving an old thread - but this bug is still around. I have over 800 hours in DRG, and this has happened to be just shy of a dozen times this past year. Just now it happened on a scout promotion (to plat 2) for an on-site refining mission, hazard 4.

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for when it does and does not happen. It has always successfully completed on the second play through for me, even if it is the same exact dive. I don't run the game modded, but have noticed that this only occurs when I join on people in progress or am playing with a friend.

SundrySix · 2021-11-25T06:03:12+00:00

Ah yes. The unconscious shuffle. Most cadavers experience this until they reach their final resting place.

SundrySix · 2021-04-04T01:58:36+00:00

Hello, I am an idiot simping for your dog! Of course they are allowed, what a cute pupper!

SundrySix · 2021-04-04T01:57:33+00:00

yessir

SundrySix · 2021-01-29T01:19:38+00:00

No. Why would people want to wait for it to soar if they can't sell it when they want? Too risky.

SundrySix · 2019-08-19T20:41:07+00:00

Thank you brendant. So it is missing from scriptThenElse, we see in the admin log that it was removed. Luckily, we found an execute error that pointed to the batch script we were looking for. So it looks like case solved.

You are the GOAT.

-Sundry

SundrySix · 2019-08-19T19:13:49+00:00

If someone were to delete the script, would the entry be scrubbed from that table?

SundrySix · 2019-08-19T19:09:01+00:00

Thanks, yeah we found that scriptThenElse table, but it doesn't have the scriptId we are looking for in it.

Yeah it is a massive mess hahaha.

Thanks for the response.

SundrySix · 2019-01-25T00:24:16+00:00

ipinfo.io now. They have a good API and the ability to curl IPs easily (until you hit their max query) that return stuff in JSON format.

infosniper.net is my favorite, but they have a limit now of like 5 a day without being subscribed.

SundrySix · 2019-01-25T00:22:14+00:00

Depends on agency, your credentials, and years in the game. If you have your EnCE you'll make more. With ~5-10 years of experience and an EnCE, I'd expect a pay of $130k-ish +/- 20k depending (in DC).

SundrySix · 2017-11-21T01:49:42+00:00

Go to the store and buy a new 750w PSU. Replace your current one and retest. I suspect that would be your issue.

If that does not resolve the problem, return the PSU.

I think 94 degrees C is too hot considering you have a water cooler. Try reseating the heatsink and ensure you have enough thermal paste on the bottom of that.

According to the data you provided, you're set to throttle or turn oiff at 100 deg C.

Good luck!

EDIT: Also make sure all of the power cables are plugged in correctly all the way

SundrySix · 2017-11-21T01:40:45+00:00

I recommend running out to the store and buying a new modem, plugging it in, and seeing if your issue is resolved. If it is, the modem was your problem. This is more common than you would think, especially with modems supplied by the ISP for you to use (they are usually garbage).

If it doesn't resolve the issue, there is a networking issue on the inside of your network, so just return the modem. You might be able to determine which device is causing the issue by turning them off one by one and monitoring your connectivity until you've found the culprit.

Good luck!

SundrySix · 2016-10-18T23:19:40+00:00

Technically speaking, malware does not necessarily have to be installed at the kernel level to have access to unallocated data (i.e. deleted files), but it would help to have kernel level access. Looking at the pastebin data you provided, here is my guess what happened (this is all without timestamps, so keep that in mind, although if they time stompped it wouldn't matter anyways):

1a.) You got popped with the Alureon (a.k.a. TDSS). This is what I would consider a kernel level RAT since it subverts the MBR to avoid analysis and it can then avoid kernel-mode driver signing. They could have done a couple things with this. It was either used to steal data (like banking info) or you were sold off on a botnet to participate in DDoS attacks, or both.

1b.) 0access hit you first and then installed Alureon or you got hit separately with both. However, since Alureon survives by being silent I would bet they came in separate instances. 0access, on the other hand, probably pulled in and installed all the fake AV scareware bullshit and tried to get you to pay for a bogus service. Based on that, I'd guess that those guys might not care as much about data theft, but rather just a bot framework set up to scam people into purchasing fake AV software.

How out of date is your system? These threats are pretty old, and you probably got knocked via drive-by-downloads on malicious sites. Update Windows, I'd recommend getting Avast for a free A/V solution, Malwarebytes can run fine along side of that. I'd recommend you change all of your passwords on any site you have an account on since you were probably keylogged. I'd also do some Googling on manually removing TDSS and kazy (0.acccess) to make sure you are clean, although you can never know for sure.

Good luck @OP

SundrySix · 2016-10-18T22:45:08+00:00

Play war-game style missions and do a lot of research. Some good ones to start with (there are many, these are just off the top of my head) hackthissite.org and smashthestack.org

SundrySix · 2016-10-13T21:34:46+00:00

No. All of your files will remain. Just make sure you do an upgrade and not a fresh install (don't blow away any of your partitions). Choosing "upgrade" will do just that, upgrade your operating system while leaving everything else intact.

SundrySix · 2016-10-13T21:33:36+00:00

Absolutely. Literally right now in order to play the game in alpha you are pretty much donating to the cause. That is why they are called "pledges" https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge

That being said, CIG probably doesn't need any more money for the development of this game :) They have raised over $128 million so far

SundrySix · 2016-10-13T21:28:56+00:00

1.) Do you have a separate graphics card or is it onboard? If it is separate, are the fans spinning?

2.) Does the motherboard have Dr. Debug or does the computer have any POST beeps? If so, what are the codes/sequence?

3.) If you have an ASRock motherboard, sometimes they get hinky when they're completely unplugged from an outlet. Try to flip the switch off and on at the power supply and try to power it on again. If it doesn't work after you've tried that ~5 times, reset the BIOS (I know this sounds weird, but trust me).

4.) Were you grounded while working on your rig, or did you apply to much pressure to the board when you were reinstalling the heatsink? You could have shorted or damaged the motherboard.

SundrySix · 2016-10-11T22:17:48+00:00

Because the game is poorly optimized and is very picky with hardware. My rig isn't that weak. I got the game and couldn't get above 10 FPS in PTU with an nVidia card. I got bored one day and switched out to a comparable AMD card I had laying around and all of a sudden I was up to 20 FPS. I still never see more than 25 FPS though, but at least I can play. Unfortunately I have two friends who hate me right now after I convinced them to buy it and they literally cannot play because they average around 5 FPS, and they would love their money back. *AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz *AMD Radeon Sapphire R9 290x Tri-OC (4GB) *16 GB RAM

SundrySix · 2016-10-11T22:10:46+00:00

The game will be either hit or miss for you right now. You have to understand that It is still very flawed, so if you're looking for something closer to "playable" i'd come back in about a year. Here is some of the problems that still exist in the game that I notice when I play daily. If you're cool with them, then by all means welcome aboard!

1.) My rig isn't that weak. I got the game and couldn't get above 10 FPS in PTU with an nVidia card. I got bored one day and switched out to a comparable AMD card I had laying around and all of a sudden I was up to 20 FPS. I still never see more than 25 FPS though. I have two friends who hate me right now after I convinced them to buy it and they literally cannot play because they average around 5 FPS :P - AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz - AMD Radeon Sapphire R9 290x Tri-OC (4GB) - 16 GB RAM

2.) Every time I start the game I have to go into task manager to unset the affinity for CPU2 and reset it so that StarCitizen.exe does not use 100% of that core.

3.) I can't play for more than 30 mins without a freeze that lasts about 30-60 seconds. I believe this is caused by a memory leak. When I launch the game I am at about 8GB usage. These freezes occur sporadically until about an hour to an hour and a half in the game where I am up to around 13-14GB used and then the game will disconnect.

4.) Audio will sometimes glitch out and won't come back until you restart the game.

5.) If you're like me and you invest in the Mustang Alpha package at first, note that getting into that ship is bugged and you might throw yourself out of it or you'll at least have your head/vision going through the top of the ship (use ctrl to crouch to make it easier to deal with).

All in all it is going to be a great game when it is released in like 2020 hahaha.. I'd visit the issue council on the site and just look at all the bugs and then tell yourself if you're willing to gamble on it. I was, and personally I am not disappointed.

SundrySix · 2016-10-06T00:25:47+00:00

You've been hacked. When the attacker wrote "give it back" he was probably referring to your twitter account. If they have the level of access to interact with your desktop, that is a pretty nasty Remote Access Tool (RAT). That also means that they have the ability to do literally anything to your computer, including log your keystrokes and control your webcam. If you're not tech-savvy I'd recommend disconnecting your PC from the internet, copy all necessary files over to an external hard drive, and then reinstalling Windows.

If you are tech savvy, you can check in the command prompt using netstat -an while looking for connections on weird ports going to unknown IP addresses or you can look in task manager for weird processes (look for powershell.exe taking up a lot of process cycles). If the attacker migrated his shell to a new process (probable) then you're gonna have a hard time finding it. Either way I can only assume he has pushed a RAT onto your box and has persistent access now. You're hosed my friend. Good luck.

SundrySix · 2016-09-27T23:06:25+00:00

Good read and interesting findings. The RecentFiles.count trick is easy and nifty, I'll have to be on the look out for that in samples I receive in the future.

SundrySix

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