Focus on Communication – Early On and Often
As someone who has had to learn the importance of communication later in life, I can honestly say this is the one thing I wish I could go back and change. My focus in the past was always on technical…
Thriving in that first job
Once you get hired into an entry-level job in a technology field, the best thing you can do is to start observing your surroundings immediately. Take a look at all the different departments and groups of people, find out what…
Change Management
Simply put, change management exists to ensure there is a managed framework around the implementation of changes in an environment. An I.T. department that implements change without a change management program would be similar to going white water rafting without…
Asset Inventories
I.T organizations are responsible for many types of assets. This includes servers, both physical and virtual, network devices, storage infrastructure, or security devices such as firewalls or intrusion prevention. An accurate inventory must be maintained before any type of successful…
Vulnerability Management 101
Software updates are just a part of normal life. When installing your next set of updates, it will contain multiple security patches, which are needed to help keep the system safe. Applying these patches generally fix bugs in software that…
Security Department Internals
This article summarizes what a security department does inside an organization.
Getting that first job
When beginning a learning path you will most likely need to work as well. It is certainly possible to do both at the same time. Here are some suggested job titles/descriptions that tend to be great starter positions.
Goals
For many years, I have wanted to write a book on helping people with technical subjects. I still have handwritten pages across multiple notebooks containing the beginnings of would-be chapters. These papers date back more than 10 years ago. Back…
Resume
I am a very high-performing individual that is always learning, always influencing and embracing change, and enjoying working with people and technology to improve daily life. Every technical decision I make starts with a 'security first' attitude. LinkedIn Experian Health…
Learning Platform Alt First Task
As mentioned in the previous article, one of the first things that will allow you to start learning quickly is to start by understanding how to install a commonly used Operating System. However, there is a good chance that you…