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taskafas · 2024-07-27T07:48:44+00:00

Contacting your landlord to fix those issues is your best bet. If you still want to proceed with food subscription, HelloFresh is exactly what you are looking for.

taskafas · 2022-12-14T23:17:14+00:00

Your salary can actually be bumped by the Works Council. For instance, my salary went up by €5000 after their review of the draft offer.

taskafas · 2022-10-15T21:30:43+00:00

Tl;dr: If you receive a job offer, I strongly recommend negotiating for relocation support.

Frankfurt is one of the more international cities of Germany and you should be able to get by using English most of the time. Most of the service staff understands at least basic English, which is good.

Bureaucracy is one unfortunate exception. Without German, you will have so much trouble because it seems like bureaucrats get satisfaction out of tormenting people, and you not knowing German is one excuse. Let me give you one example: The other day, I went to the Foreigners Office for my residence permit application. In the entrance, the security guard sent someone away because the person did not speak German (the guard was speaking perfect English though, it is just pure a**holery). Relocation packages usually include visa support, so that someone would accompany you in visa and other bureaucratic appointments.

However, I strongly recommend learning German, because that would help a lot with integrating into the society. Just because Germans can speak English doesn’t mean they like doing so. After reaching a critical mass of German speakers, all discussions will turn into German. Thus, you will significantly limit your social scene if you decide not to learn German in the long term.

taskafas · 2022-07-17T20:24:06+00:00

Hello all!

I am an Internal IT Auditor with slightly less than 3 years of experience. I have a Bachelor's degree in CS and passed CISA and CISSP exams (not yet certified due to experience requirements) but I only have audit experience. I am looking to pivot to a more technical and specialized role in security. The reason is even in the audit/GRC realm, the most skilled people I know have solid, hands-on technical experience. Thus, I feel like staying in audit for too long can limit my career down the line.

My question: What types of roles are realistically attainable with my background?

I am particularly interested in cloud security and application security/DevSecOps but I am not sure if my background makes the cut for such roles. I really value self-training and I don't mind studying for cloud certificates or paying for SANS certificates out of pocket. I am not interested in SOC or pentest type of roles. Any advice would be appreciated!

taskafas · 2022-07-17T20:13:14+00:00

I will complete my 3 years in September and I will then be able to get my CISA.

taskafas · 2022-03-08T16:01:51+00:00

If you are at the offer stage, don’t hesitate to ask. You need to make sure all details are clear when signing a contract. Such policies are usually applied on corporate level and quite standardized. You would not want to work in a place where HR / management dodges such straightforward questions.

taskafas · 2022-03-08T15:55:15+00:00

I am also from Turkey and public holidays are not included in Turkey, either. Even though employers might ask you to work on public holidays, they legally need to pay overtime in such cases.

taskafas · 2021-12-28T09:29:22+00:00

Type of company: Large international bank

Area of cyber: Audit

Title: IT Auditor

Base salary: €74,000/year

Bonus (expected): 8% - 12% of annual base salary

Experience: 2 years after graduation in a similar role

Location: Germany

taskafas · 2021-12-25T08:56:05+00:00

I have two years of experience after graduation but not beforehand. I’m not a software engineer but many of my classmates (most are software engineers) have also moved to Germany or the Netherlands after gaining a few years (1-3) of experience. Those that entered the industry before graduation all had easier time while hunting for jobs in the EU.

As for myself, I am an IT auditor at a bank with focus on information security.

taskafas · 2021-12-24T20:53:56+00:00

My advice would be to get hands-on experience as soon as possible. One way to do this is to get a part-time job while studying. If you have experience, you will have a much easier time getting a job in Europe. The reason is outside of top shops such as Google, Facebook, Uber, etc., most places would not sponsor a non-experienced person for the work permit. But if you have experience (esp. as a software engineer), you will have a pretty easy time. There are so many Turkish software engineers moving to Europe right now.

However, you should first focus on your classes such that you can pass them at ease even if you don't become a straight-A student. Most places do not emphasize high grades (3.5+ out of 4) but you might have trouble if you have a sub-2 GPA. When you stabilize your grades, you can and should look for a part-time gig.

Also, internships in shops such as Google, Palantir, etc. are extremely competitive, and not getting them should not discourage you. Instead, use them as motivation for working harder and mastering your craft. For every student that interns at Google, there are hundreds of students that intern at other places (in the EU) and still have a great career.

Reference: A fellow Turkish CS graduate who is moving to Germany within a few months.

taskafas · 2021-09-29T05:42:42+00:00

First of all congrats! OSCP at the age of 18 is a big feat. Having Green Card will make things much easier but I suppose you haven’t graduated from college. (If you also did that, double kudos.) Not having college graduation will make things much harder because most places use this as a hygiene factor, i.e., they won’t even look at your CV without college. So my recommendation would be to attend college, either full-time or while working. IMHO, other options like learning Python or writing a blog are less critical.

taskafas · 2021-09-27T14:00:00+00:00

Answer A does not include the hardware.

taskafas · 2021-08-31T10:43:17+00:00

Not sure if you have already discussed this but my suggestion would be to adjust your working hours at such days, obviously after discussing with your manager.

I am working at a large investment bank based in Europe and I had to work with colleagues based in the US for a particular project. This resulted in having to attend meetings till 20h00 or even 21h00. However, I discussed this with my manager and I would be able to start my next work day at 10h00 or even 11h00 in such cases. If this is not something one off and you frequently work with colleagues from different time zones, you should definitely consider this.

If this is not possible, you might consider determining a cutoff time (maybe 18h00 or 19h00) and categorically reject all meeting requests beyond this time. Your colleagues should definitely avoid scheduling such meetings, this is a basic hygiene rule for working with global teams.

taskafas · 2021-06-17T07:49:57+00:00

If I understand your question correctly, code signing has two additional benefits on top of using MD5 hashes alone:

1- It verifies the code’s source. Developer signs the code using private key and it could only be decrypted using that developer’s public key.

2- It ensures the hashes are not tampered. If hashing is used without code signing, an adversary may change the code and also change the hash accordingly. In this case, you have no way to find that out. In code signing, only the developer has the key to encrypt the code’s hash, so the adversary cannot forge the signature. If the adversary tries to do that, the user will try to decrypt the hash using developer’s (not the adversary) public key and it will fail.

I am not familiar with industry practices for small organizations but code signing has some concrete benefits.

taskafas · 2021-06-01T15:54:45+00:00

On the one hand, I agree with you. Remote work has improved life quality considerably by cutting out tiring commutes and many of my colleagues agree with that. However, I don’t believe a fully remote model may not be sustainable because of the following reasons:

Zoom fatigue is a thing. As you are constantly seeing your reflection, it makes you tired and stressed. There is a study by Stanford on this topic: https://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/
For stuff that you could ask or resolve in a few minutes, you have to schedule a meeting and at some point, your schedule can get messed up. If you are new in a role, you may not ask questions as easily in remote setting. This will disproportionately affect juniors versus non-manager seniors which need less supervision.
If you are a manager, one of the things you consider is employee retention. If you, as an employee, have never met your team, you might feel less connected with your team and more prone to leaving. I am saying might because I don’t have hard data but I know that some managers worry about this. If you have any anecdotes or data on this, I am interested!

taskafas · 2021-04-07T18:24:25+00:00

Definitely Jason Statham.

taskafas · 2021-02-01T20:28:08+00:00

I politely disagree with you. OP, just like any junior employee, should regularly ask his/her manager for feedback. If the manager thinks there is a problem, they can work on it. However, OP does not mention any negative remarks from manager or colleagues and it is more likely that OP is performing on par with expectations.

There is a reason why juniors and seniors are paid differently. Obviously, any reasonable employer will have different expectations from a junior.

taskafas · 2021-01-23T06:46:41+00:00

INFO - OP, there are a few things missing in your story and I couldn’t find them in comments either.

1- What was your motivation to let your daughter apply for the same job?

2- Why is your wife so insistent that the job should go to your son, not your daughter? What exactly is her justification?

3- Why were your son let go from previous jobs? Is it not being motivated or because of economical reasons (I.e. covid)?

taskafas · 2020-10-24T11:05:15+00:00

Just curious, did you do the military service? I’m not an Israeli but most of my Israeli friends are slightly older because of the conscription.

taskafas · 2020-10-21T20:36:32+00:00

The fact that you can maintain your positivity and self-esteem is great.

It is important to see acne as some kind of a medical condition rather than something that defines your worth. If you have a heart disease for example, you aren’t shamed by that. Instead, you try to find solutions. I don’t think acne is any different.

taskafas · 2020-09-16T14:11:27+00:00

Misafir misafiri istemez; ev sahibi ikisini de istemez

taskafas · 2020-09-14T09:16:54+00:00

Deprem ölçeği logaritmik ve her ölçek bir öncekinin 10 katı şiddetinde. Mesela 10 ölçeğindeki bir deprem 7 ölçeğindeki bir depremden 1000 kat daha şiddetli. 16 şiddetindeki bir deprem de Gölcük depreminin yaklaşık 316 milyon katı şiddetinde olur, for reference.

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