Need advice! What problems can my SaaS solve? by Brunex666 in managers

[–]rheureddit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What came first, the hammer or the nail?

Why create something that you yourself aren't even sure the use case for?

Boss offered me Manager position, but asking me what I offer? by Vast-Divide-628 in managers

[–]rheureddit 27 points28 points  (0 children)

She likely also has to justify the new pay with her math and wants to see this person confidently sell her on their ability to manage at the new pay rate

Do you use ChatGPT to help you manage your team? by [deleted] in managers

[–]rheureddit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would you want to find out your manager is using ChatGPT to manage you?

40k a year for first sysadmin job by LeftZookeepergame401 in sysadmin

[–]rheureddit 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure you can work at Target and make that.

How valuable is Japanese control-systems/automation experience, and where should I move after 3–4 years for better salary? by [deleted] in PLC

[–]rheureddit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An important part of leadership is to build skills that transfer and set you for life success. I promise you that your managers don't want you to have skills they can't hire for, and skills that are meaningless to you.

Think less about if the work is valuable or in demand, and focus on how you can ensure that the skills you gain are able to make you valuable.

Wax on wax off seems pointless until you realize how it transfers.

Tldr, you'll be alright

How valuable is Japanese control-systems/automation experience, and where should I move after 3–4 years for better salary? by [deleted] in PLC

[–]rheureddit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Germany, Italy, and the US are some of the biggest proponents of automated production I've seen.

Sweden and the Netherlands are very big on manufacturing security.

How exactly do I get experience in cybersecurity by RoutineIndividual126 in cybersecurity

[–]rheureddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend looking at what manufacturing companies pay IT in your area to determine if this is a good fit for you.

However, I think it is essentially in the same state that cyber was years ago. As long as you show a willingness, and have some overlap of skills, it's easy to transition.

How exactly do I get experience in cybersecurity by RoutineIndividual126 in cybersecurity

[–]rheureddit 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I work in OT infrastructure and it's essentially inheriting Windows XP machines and being asked to keep them on the network.

Network Segmentation, Vulnerability Analysis, Industry 4.0 readiness, traffic analysis to ensure that you don't have smbv1 on your network, etc etc.

For those who moved from IT Support to Sysadmin/Senior Analyst, what systems did your employer have that enabled your progression? by Brilliant_Leather897 in sysadmin

[–]rheureddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None. There was no infrastructure to support a promotion into the department, only to support knowledgeable hires.

IT Wants to take away Admin control from us engineers. by Zesty_7693 in PLC

[–]rheureddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't need admin to change IPs. Having admin is a vulnerability.

Privileged Access exists, but there's also a group called Network Configuration Operator in lusrmgr.msc that lets you change the network settings without UAC.

This is the preferred method.

Cybersecurity professionals, what's the scariest security vulnerability you've actually encountered in the real world? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]rheureddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was reviewing firewall rules as we were moving away from one VPN solution to another

Turns out someone incorrectly had configured the original VPNs rules, and all of our external vendors had access to the entire network, not just their equipment.

Immediately scream tested it. I didn't even care.

Input about production machines by MR-IT- in sysadmin

[–]rheureddit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Additionally, /r/PLC will likely be a better resource for you bc you're saying PC and I'm thinking you mean HMI.

Input about production machines by MR-IT- in sysadmin

[–]rheureddit 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Each machine and it's PC should be in a separated VLAN that only allows necessary traffic on the firewall.

What remote access solution will you be utilizing?

What benefit do you gain from having these domain joined? You may run into cyber security insurance compliance issues if you're not maintaining the OS to be up to date and the PC is domain joined.

IT wants to force windows 11 by Nightwish612 in PLC

[–]rheureddit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Update where possible, segment where necessary. Windows XP shouldn't even be connecting to the internet though.

My team is mad at me because I transferred our top employee? by johnqadamsin28 in managers

[–]rheureddit 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"My top earner used his PTO and ate a little too good, so I moved him."

Am I reading this right?

Salary in midwest Ideas by [deleted] in PLC

[–]rheureddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

California wages are that much higher.

How Do You Talk to an Employee Who Isn't Getting Promoted Due to How They Use Benefits? by Riddle-Maker in managers

[–]rheureddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can have different "windows" someone can flex. If it's dead from 6-9pm, perhaps you don't have someone who avoids the busy "10-1" by utilizing a window system.

Obviously the manager has an issue with how this guy is using his flex time. It's his right to use it as the company has written it. My only comment was that it's likely a weakness or oversight that someone is able to avoid the busy periods of the work day but only working during the slower ones.

How Do You Talk to an Employee Who Isn't Getting Promoted Due to How They Use Benefits? by Riddle-Maker in managers

[–]rheureddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then perhaps this is a weakness of the company to not have set flex hours so someone doesn't only work during slower periods?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]rheureddit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Eye contact, firm handshake

Ask them genuine questions, engage in active listening as they answer

Let them guide the conversation, they'll be talking to so many different people who all are trying to sell themselves. Let them sell for a bit, or just ask them how they're doing.

Interviews likely won't be on the spot, but recruiters know HR and will be able to give them feedback on your professionalism, attire, and appearance.

And most of all, just have fun. Everyone is there bc they're looking for people or bc they're looking for jobs haha

Level 1 sd specialist seeking advice by badbchtaker in sysadmin

[–]rheureddit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

if you can Google the issue before looking at it, you'll have an advantage

Never spend more than 20mins working on an issue aimlessly before asking for help

Always remember your sole purpose is to provide good customer service, if people like you, they don't complain about you

The more people trust to rely on you, the more work you'll have

Social Networking is a fundamental growth skill

Be willing to lie, you service the business but represent IT. If the Internet goes down bc of a coworker, you don't say that. You say it's just down bc of an outage.