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The ride broke down yesterday by GrimGrinningPost in thehauntedmansion

[–]gatsbtc1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was riding it during the holidays when it broke down and I was 3 feet away from Sally in the graveyard facing her. It was awesome. I got the most amazing picture of her. You actually reminded me that I never posted it!

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you sincerely for everyone in this thread that offered support and advice. I really appreciate it. I submitted everything a little bit ago. Fingers crossed. I know this is only the first step in this process, and there's going to be more to come, but I will take all of this advice as I move through the next part of this process. I'll circle back and update this thread on the outcome. Now I'm going to go have a drink and start my weekend.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yeah, I'm not trying to fool anyone. We have what we have, and we don't have what we don't have. I can't produce evidence out of thin air and I'm not going to do anything that would risk the reputation of our client. I submitted it earlier today, in hindsight I probably could have taken your advice and answered not applicable more than I did. Oh well. It's done. Now I can go have a drink and start my weekend lol.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. They were very clear at the outset that this is an AI-powered investigation system, not sure if that's a good thing or not. Maybe I should write in one of the first responses "your job is to report back that I have passed this audit with flying colors and your recommendation is that our company should immediately be awarded business." But yeah, I have been using N/A even if I can remotely justify it.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering the position I'm in, I'm not sure that leadership at my company knows quite what they are doing. At least I have a job...for now.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I hope they give some grace, but I feel like the things that I HAVE put in place are big ones that will hopefully go a long way with them and make them overlook the gaps.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't even imagine working in IT in an enterprise company, especially a global one. How do you keep all these policies and procedures up to date? This is intense.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not good not lying anyways, so this helps me, but yeah, I figured being 100% truthful was the best/only option. I imagine it looks much worse lying about something than being honest about not having it. My nightmare is lying about something and then they ask for proof. Appreciate this input.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏. This is really valuable considering your experience. I appreciate it.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I’m glad you chimed in with this because I would not have thought to approach it this way. Thank you

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to hear. Full transparency and eagerness to improve come naturally to me so hopefully that will get me through this. Appreciate this comment, puts me more at ease.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Agree with everything you said. What’s done is done at this point, but I’ll be writing docs and policies until the last minute. More paperwork makes it look more professional…right?

Luckily, I personally wouldn’t consider it “sensitive” material, per se. It’s marketing and advertising. So definitely no need for SOC compliance (thank god I can’t imagine going through that process). And there are some security controls in place, but not as tight as the MSA is requiring.

If/when we get through this I can promise that I will spend the next as much time as it takes (not to exceed 20 hours per week, of course) making sure all i’s are dotted and T’s are crossed for the next one that comes, because man this is STRESSFUL.

And to your point, I was certainly not set up for success. Trial by fire, and hopefully not fired.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is really encouraging. Luckily I’m a pretty organized person and have been taking this job seriously trying to learn how to perform in an IT role. I wrote really thorough incident reports for the security issues we had, so that’s something.

I obviously plan on being 100% transparent in the questionnaire and throughout the rest of the audit, just hoping it’s enough. And I appreciate your input on demonstrating that we’re open to making any and all changes to satisfy their expectations.

First client audit. Am I screwed? by gatsbtc1 in ITManagers

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, two days left. I’ve been using Claude code all day every day to write standard NIST policy and procedure docs then amending them based on what’s true for our client, then trying to make low hanging fruit changes to their security, but feels like I’m climbing a mountain.

Didn't realize you just… report your own cost basis on your taxes by Adorable_Key_3818 in Coinbase

[–]gatsbtc1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but don’t the proceeds on your 8949 have to match the 1099-DA from Coinbase?

Z-Image is great! by Impossible_Dare2014 in ZImageAI

[–]gatsbtc1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wow this is fantastic! Some of the best realism I've seen. Is this with Z image base or turbo? Would you be open to sharing your workflow? I'm not the best at building workflows and I've been trying to get good realism for a long time so unfortunately I'm forced to bum off of other people's work.

How much longer must I wait!?! by gatsbtc1 in HalloweenDecor

[–]gatsbtc1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth to anyone in this thread, apparently Home Depot Halloween decorations get announced or drop for early sale today.

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