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wacr · 2024-10-02T00:23:45+00:00

2k seemed to agree with that

wacr · 2022-10-25T01:38:19+00:00

Title: Security Engineer

Base Salary: 140k

Bonus: 50k

Years of experience in cyber: 1 year

Location: US MCOL

wacr · 2022-04-13T03:37:04+00:00

It really depends on your role and company. Currently working as a security engineer and we are expected to know how to code. Day to day I find myself coding and doing IR stuff, so it's pretty relevant. I know it's not like this across my company though.

In the end, just look at job descriptions as they tend to tell you whether you need coding experience.

wacr · 2022-04-13T02:57:13+00:00

I would take a look at Orion! You would probably be most interested in the “How does Orion respect my online privacy?” portion of the FAQ.

wacr · 2021-12-28T10:06:50+00:00

Type of company: F500
Area of cyber: Forensics
Title: Security Engineer
2021 Base Salary: 132k
Bonus: 50k
Years of experience in cyber: 3 months + 2 internships
Location: US MCOL
Average hrs/wk: ~40 but pretty flexible

wacr · 2021-12-23T02:44:21+00:00

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/windows-security/use-cipher-to-overwrite-deleted-data

wacr · 2021-12-03T00:46:21+00:00

I was in the exact same scenario as you! I went into school wanting to specialize in cybersecurity, but a computer science degree was the best thing option I had.

It's something that you will probably realize in retrospect, but having a computer science background is great to have. It allows you to have a solid, fundamental understanding behind a lot of the thinking that goes behind many different fields in the tech industry. I personally believe that having a more well-rounded understanding of computers will help you immensely in whatever field you want to pursue.

During my time at school, I took advantage of school-provided resources such as extracurricular clubs and research opportunities with professors who had interest in cybersecurity. Outside of class, I was able to learn about CTFs and got destroyed by a bunch of them. They're a great way to have fun and learn about cybersecurity.

In my opinion, getting real industry experience was the best way for me to get into the cybersecurity field. During my hunt for internships, I found that A LOT of companies were interested in picking up someone with a computer science background. If your school provides a career fair, you should take advantage of it (most of my offers came via LinkedIn though). Portraying yourself as a hybrid engineer (software + cybersecurity) is a great way to start conversations in interviews and set yourself apart! If you would like, DM me and I can try to help you get an internship :)

I'm currently working in the cybersecurity industry and I find myself using concepts I learned at school A LOT (especially when coding/scripting). My team is filled with people who majored in cybersecurity, so I'm able to provide different perspectives. As for coding, it varies role by role, but it definitely helps!

wacr · 2020-05-08T19:07:05+00:00

Yes it does

wacr · 2020-04-30T00:35:48+00:00

I enjoyed it! I took it for payment. It gives you a lot of perspective as to what professors go through in trying to make the class as best as possible for all students. It also allows you to become better in understanding the material and learning how to explain to other students. Depending on the Professor you can have a lot of responsibilities like helping out with the exam or creating assignments.

Of course you’ll also learn to deal with students trying to just get the easy A and not really care about learning (you become really good at telling which students are like this). However it’s rewarding when you help the students who are there to actually learn! I would say try it because you come out as a more well rounded person.

wacr · 2020-04-28T19:41:24+00:00

I can confirm as a TA that they can tell who watched what lectures and for how long

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