New job

[Otanx]

Bragging post.  Just finalized the paperwork for my new job. Moving from a network engineer to cyber security architect. Time to get everyone mad by blocking all the things.


-Otanx

[deanwebb]

Bragging post.  Just finalized the paperwork for my new job. Moving from a network engineer to cyber security architect. Time to get everyone mad by blocking all the things.


-Otanx

You'll want to print that off and pin it up in your cube. When you get a walk-up, point to it. Half the walk-ups will then turn around and walk away.

For the ones that don't walk away, listen to what they have to say, then point to it again.

[Otanx]

That image has been saved to my desktop for a couple years now. I find that at our org it usually is the firewall, but only because the system owner has not put in a change ticket with the correct ports. However, the advise still stands. I just listen to them, and then ask if they have the approved change ticket number so I can verify the rules were put in correctly.

-Otanx

[icecream-guy]

Bragging post.  Just finalized the paperwork for my new job. Moving from a network engineer to cyber security architect. Time to get everyone mad by blocking all the things.


-Otanx

Welcome to the other side of the fence.  the NE background is helpful in the security side, but a whole bag of different issues,  unfortunately if you are running Cisco gear,  all the bugs, and troubleshooting issues will remain familiar.

[deanwebb]

Bragging post.  Just finalized the paperwork for my new job. Moving from a network engineer to cyber security architect. Time to get everyone mad by blocking all the things.


-Otanx

Welcome to the other side of the fence.  the NE background is helpful in the security side, but a whole bag of different issues,  unfortunately if you are running Cisco gear,  all the bugs, and troubleshooting issues will remain familiar.

At least security means getting into other vendors... problem is that so many projects for security are company-wide team-building events that only *you* know about!

[Dieselboy]

Congrats!!! Did you do any cisco cyber ops certs yet? I think that might be next on my list after I complete ccnp collab.

[Otanx]

Nope. I have the Cyber Ops book, but right now it is just acting as a door stop for my front door. I am waiting on finding out if I need to get my CISSP for this role or not. I am going to guess not, but that is still not solid. I could pass it after a little study, but I don't want to do all the CE stuff that goes with it. Ended up not renewing my CEH because the paperwork was ridiculous. I had the credits, but the process and documentation to get credit for them were a pain.

-Otanx

[DesertFox]

Congratulations. Sound awesome.

[deanwebb]

Nope. I have the Cyber Ops book, but right now it is just acting as a door stop for my front door. I am waiting on finding out if I need to get my CISSP for this role or not. I am going to guess not, but that is still not solid. I could pass it after a little study, but I don't want to do all the CE stuff that goes with it. Ended up not renewing my CEH because the paperwork was ridiculous. I had the credits, but the process and documentation to get credit for them were a pain.

-Otanx

CISSP is usually necessary when you're interfacing with C-level decision makers who want to be sure you can understand the big picture, IE - they have a tight budget, but still have to buy security stuff.