Highlights for the week
Creeping in on 7 months of unemployment. While things are precarious to say the least, I feel this is going to be a good month. I mean it has to be. Money is running out. Skill muscles are waning, and the job search is thinning out. Whereas before I would compete against 100 to 300 people, now it's 400 to well over 1,000 applicants, most of whom are probably more talented, younger, skilled, and better equipped. But I have been oozing positivity and I know there's an opportunity out there for me. Can't mess it up this time. Also, the security test learnings has been phenomenal. Making great progress.
What We Loved
- Applied to many jobs this week, two of which are Cybersecurity companies (fingers crossed)
- Found several modules on Linked-in Learning, of which Moble (Appium) and Security Fundamentals proved indispensible
- Been reading "The Red Report 2023: The Top 10 Most Prevalent MITRE ATT&CK Techniques Used by Adversaries"
What We Learned
- Burp Suite + File Upload - Obfuscated File Extension was really interesting. Tricking the system to accept a file as ".png" when it is an exploit was fascinating
- Completed Unit-1 of Network+ and I can finally move forward.
- Learned a bit more about cloud computing. Azure and AWS were interesting. Google Cloud continued next week
- The moon is a harsh mistress. And when she beams her light down on you, it opens up a trove of buried demons
What We Longed For
- Security+ is falling behind. Will start on the big unit this weekend
- Need more $$ for Linked-in Learning & Hack the box
What We Loathed
- The advice some influencers give in the way of networking has proven a bit of a challenge. They recommend it, but most people could give 2 sh** about being pinged by a stranger
- While the job search remains a grind, there is a right way and a wrong way for recruiters to reject candidates. Being told, "we went with someone more qualified" is not cool!
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