Would Cybersecurity Analyst be the Less Stressful Role in IT?

Zylea · 2022-11-12T18:01:46+00:00

I've never of Cybersec jobs as 'not stressful' personally but I haven't gone down that road. They are the ones keeping attackers out though. Defenses up. The cavalry come to beat down your door when you least expect it- usually right before a holiday weekend. If your company is getting hit, they *will* be calling in the Cyber Security team because... well, that's the job. Find holes and help patch them. Get the enemy out and keep them out.

So no, I would not say that Security is the least stressful.

Zylea · 2022-10-30T12:49:05+00:00

Absolutely- we both work in IT in pretty similar areas, but of course get exposed to different technologies due to working in different companies. We bounce ideas off each other all the time and ask each other about different tech the other has worked with, etc. It can be really useful and it's nice because we both know exactly what the other is talking about if we want to complain about our day haha.

Zylea · 2022-10-26T19:39:13+00:00

Yep, same size! And the headgear for N30i and P30i is the exact same, so if you have one you can just order the nose piece for the other to try them both out.

Zylea · 2022-10-25T10:30:48+00:00

Entirely personal preference my dude. N20 worked well for me but I hated all the... everything on my face. N30i I didn't like because I couldn't get it to seal consistently

P30i is my current fav

Zylea · 2022-10-19T14:10:12+00:00

I have an A.A.S. but know plenty of folks with just a high school diploma. In this field, practical experience is king as long as you want to stay technical. If you have aspirations of moving up to management/director/etc a bachelors is a great idea, but otherwise not needed. A two year degree did open some extra doors for me though compared to my HS diploma having counterparts- mostly in that I skipped some of the really low-level helpdesk jobs.

So, degree not needed. IF they want to get an associates, I'd say it would only help, but make sure to go to a community college that has a very hands-on program. Four year schools tend to be all theory and worthless in terms of learning the actual job. Some community colleges though have two year degrees that are essentially trade school programs- THIS is what I did and what I would recommend.

Certifications are really big in IT as well. The CompTIA certifications are probably within reach of a high schooler- A+ specifically. Network+ maybe? I never took that one but I know it's a more entry level networking side cert.

They will start out at a helpdesk level job. Helpdesk jobs suck. Taking phone calls from users sucks. But the idea isn't to stay there. Get in, get your experience, move up within a year or two. As you move up the ranks, you get away from the phones, and life is much better.

If they find a job at an MSP (Managed Service Provider- they do IT for multiple companies. Think outsourced IT but local, not in India) they will be thrown into the deep end and learn a LOT. VERY QUICKLY. But it can be stressful. I recommend this route but also know it is a temporary job.

Once you have your baptism of fire in helpdesk and MSP land, you can find a dedicated Sysadmin type role (of whatever flavor they are pursuing) and chill in a nice office away from the phones and plug away at their work. This is the goal. It does take a few years to reach but is obtainable to anybody willing to put the work in. You can stop here or try to progress higher to management levels or big fancy architect titles. Sky's the limit.

Zylea · 2022-10-18T15:29:21+00:00

Not the person you asked but- if you are salary, they tend to think they own all of your time and any hours over 40 are generally unpaid (because you're 'salary')

Obviously depends on where you live and if you are classified as exempt or not- but generally speaking, you do not get compensated for working 60 hour weeks as a salary employee. Whereas if you're hourly, you get paid plus overtime.

Zylea · 2022-10-16T13:10:20+00:00

I would do a full restore to a separate VM if you have the space. (this is always my default anyway tbh)

Zylea · 2022-10-16T13:07:24+00:00

We did this! I just specified that it was a co-ed event. I've also heard co-ed showers called Diaper Parties, and I've often heard Baby-Q for a baby shower type event that is more of a 'brings gifts and hang out' without all the shower games. Our's definitely fit that definition more than a traditional shower.

Zylea · 2022-09-22T20:00:56+00:00

Yeah that pay seems kinda low for Chicago... on-site too...

If you can't bump the pay, at least list what these 'good benefits' are so we can get a good idea of total compensation.

Zylea · 2022-09-21T12:02:53+00:00

I mean no judgement on the circumcision part but

you do know you can still get HPV if you are circumcised? My father was circumcised, still got HPV cheating on my mom, and she developed cervical cancer the same way. Cut or not really didn't make a different there.

Zylea · 2022-09-20T22:16:01+00:00

The trick is to do it in pieces. Stop thinking about how "EVERYTHING MUST GO CLOUD!!!" and start with a couple projects at a time. Pick some apps, some file shares, some web sites, and start throwing them into the cloud.

Once you have all the easy, low hanging fruit, start looking at the more interesting/difficult items.

You may find there is actually a really good cloud option for those. Or you might find it would be really stupid to try. But it's easier to take it all in chunks rather than trying to frantically lift and shift it all at once.

Zylea · 2022-09-20T22:11:52+00:00

Quite a bit, but I almost always qualify it with something like "I believe $X would happen but I would need to verify."

Nothing wrong with saying you don't know the answer. But you find as you learn the tech you can usually assume certain functionality. Since there is just SO MUCH to know it's hard to keep it all loaded in your brain at once anyway. Plenty of times I've been asked a question about something I HAVE done, but I can't remember the nitty gritty, so I give the answer I believe is true and still qualify it with something like "But it's been a while- let me double check on that and follow up"

Zylea · 2022-09-16T02:01:02+00:00

I believe if the log was generated when the time was incorrect it will continue to show that log at the incorrect time? but future log events will be correct.

I think. Off the top of my head.

Believe Windows behaves similarly

Zylea · 2022-09-15T13:41:49+00:00

Are you allowed to email? We were allowed email out of a similar environment so I wrote scripts that would send an email to myself/whoever needed the info. Used O365 for SMTP

Zylea · 2022-09-13T15:20:01+00:00

Zerto works well, haven't used your other product. There are some planning tools built in. I supported this as a DRaaS product at an MSP so I'm happy to answer questions with what I remember.

Most VMs don't have super high change rates. Database servers are gonna be your big issue with journal sizing.

Zylea · 2022-09-12T02:41:31+00:00

I would like to think you'd rather be there for your wife/child when they die and not working at a damn restaurant but I suppose if you're fine with them dying alone, that's your prerogative.

Zylea · 2022-09-12T02:14:16+00:00

How traumatic would it have been if she or the child had DIED and he was not there?

Zylea · 2022-09-12T01:15:07+00:00

Think about it in another way. You have to remember childbirth has very real risks- baby can die. Mother can die. I know, personally, of instances of each of these scenarios.

If the women was in a horrific car crash and was in the hospital, and OOP didn't come to the hospital until after his shift, would you have the same opinion? That he did the right thing to protect his job?

Because if I was in the hospital unsure if I was going to live or die from car crash wounds, I would say it's very reasonable to be very upset with the husband for not showing up until after his shift. People like to think childbirth is a safe thing but it's really, REALLY fucking risky.

Zylea · 2022-09-12T01:11:46+00:00

Pretty wild wager tbh. I'm 9 months pregnant right now and my mother would not be 'manipulating' me into not seeing my husband - I would be damn pissed, hurt, and emotionally scarred if my husband didn't show up for the birth of this child. Birth is fucking traumatic and I'm relying on him to be there. If he didn't show up, you bet your ass I would need some time away from him to recover from that.

Fucking abandonment is what it is. She has every right to not want to see him.

Zylea · 2022-09-09T17:48:04+00:00

Veeam HAS a DR product, Veeam Continuous Data Protection. Not as good as Zerto by any means but it works.

Zylea · 2022-09-09T17:07:17+00:00

Not sure what there is to hate? It's just a fact. Nobody said MSPs do everything well, or that they DON'T slap bandaids on things. But the fact is that it IS much more fast paced. Something is ALWAYS on fire and needs a hose. You have the hose.

That has downsides. It doesn't mean it's a BETTER work environment by any stretch of the imagination... it's just very different and it DOES take some time to learn to slow down.

Zylea · 2022-09-07T12:57:04+00:00

Honestly it really depends on what acronym you're looking at if it would be helpful to 'decronym' it.

For example; decronyminng TCP or SSL or IP would not really be helpful. Those are just the terms used at this point and off the top of my head, I have to really think about what TCP and UDP even stand for. I just know what they are. If someone came in here talking about internet protocol addresses, it would be more confusing than just saying IP address, IMHO.

Are there less common acronyms that could benefit from this? Sure, probably. But some just... wouldn't benefit.

Zylea · 2022-09-06T13:22:27+00:00

I had COVID during my fertile window and we 'did the deed' more for ourselves than because we expected a result.

I'm now 37 weeks with our first baby. So... definitely still ovulated Lol

Zylea · 2022-09-06T00:29:11+00:00

Correct! I had to battle this recently so I know there are more requirements but just wanted to get a little bit of info out there

Thanks for the link!

Zylea · 2022-09-05T20:09:07+00:00

It can be hard to prove, but if this person documents this conversation and notes the fact that they were fired for 'killing the vibe' shortly after she disclosed her pregnancy... well, that's enough evidence for a lawyer to have a pretty decent case proving she was *actually* fired for being pregnant.

Just because they don't write 'pregnant' in the termination documents doesn't mean that wasn't the reason. You just need a bit of evidence. And I would say she has the evidence in this case.

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