shellsharks

Ah, the ol' security through obscurity trick... (not recommended) 😁

Let me first say. I don't really know. I haven't been looking for jobs (thankfully) and I'm not entry-level. That said, I've heard it's pretty rough 🤷‍♂️. That said here's some stuff I've written about in the past that could be useful/interesting for you...

• My take on the current infosec job market
• Thoughts on a career in infosec
• How to get into infosec
• Some commentary on how breaking into infosec can be hard
• On the subject of gatekeeping in this field
• A big resource on my path into infosec and reviews of certs/trainings I've taken.
• My caution on those who would give you stale career advice. To be clear, this means from me too.

Good luck out there!

Be comfortable not knowing things and delegating, don't report to the CIO (bcuz usual conflict of interest stuff), invest in people (training, career progression stuff), don't follow the industry herd (i.e. salivate over AI just because every other E-level type is). I'm an IC, always have been, so there's a lot im sure I don't know in terms of effective management among managers but from my perspective this is what I would perceive as efficacy and proficiency at that level. That and Ill throw in that traditional ways of measuring "success" or output rarely applies to infosec teams. It's hard to measure "how secure are we" or "how many things did we block this month".

Not really actively doin' any certs or training. But have been learning a bit more about threat modeling recently 🤷‍♂️

I am a pretty heavy “Fediverse user” (Mastodon + Lemmy/Kbin) and my feeds have VERY little Linux talk. There is an incredibly diverse set of folks on the ‘verse but admittedly discoverability is hard. If the only people in your circle are Linux nerds then that’s all that might be boosted into your timeline. Put some effort into finding other folks and unfollow some of the Linux-only voices :-).

Not sure what you mean by “reputation”. But generally I think it’s hard for anyone to like their Dentist visit. Even a “checkup” typically involves a cleaning which is invasive and uncomfortable. This is compounded by the fact that people don’t take care of their teeth so feedback from dentists is almost always poor. I don’t think Dentists have a bad rep, but I can safely say I don’t look forward to my visits 😅