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Firewall migration for a customer from PFSense to FortiGates.
What are You Working on Wednesday
Submitted 6 months ago by shellsharks@infosec.pub to cybersecurity@infosec.pub
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slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 months ago
henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Well I know today is Thursday but I spent a lot of time doing a custom compile of mainline Linux only to discover that my Nvidia graphics drivers are locking me into disabling several security features, and I can’t build them to support it because they’re proprietary.
alex_02@infosec.pub 6 months ago
I cleaned up my room, which took a total of five hours. I’m proud of that one. I just need to vacuum and call it a day. Also been doing a lot of research and coding again. Hoping some of these interview line up so I can start making money to waste all on new hardware toys.
stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Little, personal wins are still wins! Glad to hear you’ve accomplished what you set out to do <3
Whats your go to language?
alex_02@infosec.pub 6 months ago
I’m a huge fan of Golang, but I’ve started looking at writing in Java because a lot of APIs have Java SDK. Before, I have coded a lot more in C/C++. I also love shell scripting and have written a lot of scripts in bash and sh. I’m planning on coding more stuff in various different languages and for Windows I’ve started dabbling in C# because it is specifically built for Windows, so I tolerate it.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Can I ask what kind of position you’re looking for?
alex_02@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Well, currently I’m open to anything, but I go back to school in the fall and should get workstudy so was thinking of checking the IT Helpdesk first at the school, but think I have enough personal experience that I could in theory do something like Junior Sysadmin or Junior Pentester. The main issue is that I live in a dead end state right now, and any job would have to be remote for the most part, which most companies won’t do. Another problem is that I don’t exactly have a great reputation because of assholes that I’ve had the displeasure of dealing with since I was a teenager. There is also the dumb case of my record with an online article that basically defames me and doxxes me. Also, a lot of misinfo. That article shows up when you google my name and also the stupid case, so idiots in HR get weird about it which ruined several job opportunities, and also I was harassed for months online which cost me my last job along with that dumb article… So think I’m going to just look for something outside the tech industry because so far the way I’ve been treated has been foul.