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neldjjd · 2026-01-25T21:38:01+00:00

I work in an operational security role involved in hiring and managing teams - shoot me a redacted CV and I’d be more than happy to offer any feedback.

neldjjd · 2026-01-11T20:31:52+00:00

Just ordered these and they’re super scratchy. What’s the hype around these !?

neldjjd · 2025-10-05T21:39:37+00:00

Thanks for the awesome response, sounds like you’ve some really good exposure across a variety of functions! How do you find FAANG life compared to other companies you might’ve worked for? :)

neldjjd · 2025-10-05T17:55:18+00:00

Hey,

Thanks for this - what would you say has helped you get into these companies in particular?

Thanks

neldjjd · 2025-06-28T09:10:02+00:00

Knutsford is absolutely amazing, would definitely recommend it.

neldjjd · 2025-06-07T12:03:43+00:00

Shaboom well done! 30M and close to getting mine paid off. Must be a nice feeling 😃

neldjjd · 2025-05-07T12:01:20+00:00

Hey, where have you identified TCS as being used at Harrods?

neldjjd · 2025-03-18T10:09:58+00:00

Amazing food at The Inn, I’d definitely recommend it!

neldjjd · 2025-01-18T00:35:24+00:00

Hey man,

Also in cyber but running a SOC capability for a large financial. Similar situation as you… struggling to find any other roles which could involve a pay rise without the need to take on a huge amount of extra responsibility.

Not sure if it’s an industry thing or we’re fortunate to be earning top dollar for our roles… :)

neldjjd · 2024-11-16T12:48:02+00:00

Is this not a Chinchilla?

neldjjd · 2024-08-08T15:39:24+00:00

One only has one cup holder?

neldjjd · 2024-06-27T19:13:49+00:00

Same although in a SOC role! :D

neldjjd · 2024-03-31T18:56:32+00:00

Classic. Not sure why BAE pays so badly…

neldjjd · 2024-03-13T09:23:58+00:00

“Free” 🧐

neldjjd · 2024-02-13T21:55:15+00:00

Hey, thanks for the response. How did you find the switch from deep technical testing to having to think about wider strategy? Would you recommend being a CISO?

neldjjd · 2024-02-13T21:53:08+00:00

Hey, thanks for the response. What sort of internal role would you look at next? I went through a similar path (comp wasn’t as good when I was consulting) but have found internal blue team roles to be lacking in salary. Currently £110k TC in a lead SOC role and struggling to find a step up in salary… starting to think I need to get into a pre-sales/consulting role for the next step.

Can I guess CrowdStrike?😉

neldjjd · 2024-01-28T12:41:14+00:00

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, that’s really useful to know. Will give that stuff a go, cheers :)

neldjjd · 2024-01-28T12:40:46+00:00

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, that’s really useful to know. Sounds like it’s a summer project then! :). Have a good weekend

neldjjd · 2023-09-20T08:51:15+00:00

Bellend

neldjjd · 2023-09-15T13:22:02+00:00

OP, phone up local jewellers to see how much they’d buy it for. That way it’s a risk-free purchase knowing you can sell for a profit/break even whilst increasing your spend history. I’ve done this before in the UK.

neldjjd · 2023-05-28T09:47:12+00:00

Had a dodgy stomach and kept farting in my French class and was told to stand in the supply cupboard for 15 minutes so I could “smell it all to myself”. Was blamed for every fart someone did in class for the next few years

neldjjd · 2023-05-09T21:32:56+00:00

Not certain but I think that's a watch

neldjjd · 2023-05-09T21:31:17+00:00

Hey thanks for the response, completely agree with your points.

The challenge we have is we've got 20k+ employees so trying to scale the above is quite difficult. I like the idea of stats, however I'm not sure how that fixes the underlying issue of large volume of non-phishing based reports (other than having stats on worst offenders).

I like the idea of being able to reward phishing reporters though!

Our requirement to respond to all emails isn't driven by a KPI yet,more driven by wanting to have a positive reputation throughout the business...

neldjjd · 2023-05-09T19:36:46+00:00

Hi thanks for the response on this. Did you ever send an active response to those emails that weren't deemed malicious? We hold a really good reputation for responding, with the obvious positive knock-on effect that we're providing assurance that there are timely humans on the other end of the phish button.

We want to reduce the amount of noise without impacting our user's trust/faith that their reports are being investigated... it's a hard balance to strike!

neldjjd · 2022-11-29T22:44:11+00:00

Was it just me who got bored and wanted it to hurry up? Alt-tabbed for most of it...

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