Last Tuesday, I posted a social media poll soliciting topics for the next article. Alongside some reasonable choices, I jokingly included “life advice from an infosec has-been”. This option ended up r
As companies around the globe slash positions, many workers are steeping in worry that they’re next. “Every morning, before I even get out of bed, I’m overcome by a sense of dread,” says Kara, a 41-ye
Why are so many people in tech getting laid off at once? Image: The Verge There’s an eerie similarity to the statements tech companies have made about their recent layoffs. Mainly, if the press releas
Guest Essay The Era of Happy Tech Workers Is Over Jan. 19, 2023 Credit... Eva Redamonti By Ms. Rawlinson is a former chief people officer at Slack. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 Leer en español Silicon Valley as we
Although Tiara Richardson read news articles warning of looming Big Tech layoffs, she still hoped her job as a content designer for Meta would be safe. She had been with the company for four months an
I suppose one could say that I’ve been doing this far too long, and I’ve gained some knowledge about how the cybersecurity industry works, and how people succeed or fail at the field. To give back to
Published 16 December 2022 Share page About sharing Image source, Sherpa Image caption, Software developer Jaydeep Vacchani has found his skills are in demand By David Silverberg Toronto Jaydeep Vacch
Large, traditional business networking events are a time-honored institution. They have been a staple of aspiring and successful professionals for so long that most networking advice focuses not on wh
I’ve been writing for most of my adult life. It helps me think. Joan Didion, a noted writer, had a similar take: "I write … to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, … and what it means”. Th
I recently discovered “Hot Ones” on YouTube. If you haven’t seen any of the episodes, you should (because they really are fantastic). This isn’t really a controversial opinion: their YouTube channel h
Layoffs are happening across the board in tech, media and other industries. Microsoft became the latest to announce layoffs after several other tech companies including Meta , Twitter , Lyft, Stripe a
2022 is the year where Tech Compensation drops for the first time in decades. You hear non-stop about the rising costs associated with inflation, rents increasing ,and higher mortgage interest rates.
Getting your foot in the door or finding your next gig in cyber security is sometimes a daunting task. Just like hacking, a methodology is needed to succeed. Here's how I see the core components (this
In this post I’m going to convince you why everyone needs a blog. Here’s the TL;DR: People used to be defined by where they work, and now they’re defined by their knowledge, capabilities, and opinions
Disclaimer: if you are looking for a strictly technical article, the ones I usually write, you will be disappointed. This blogpost is mainly my two cents on the way we, cybersecurity professionals, us
One of the reasons I have some modicum of credibility when I talk about AWS is that I strive for fairness. When I say something AWS has done is good, people believe me because I’ll also call out when
Microsoft plans to “nearly double” its budget for employee salary increases and boost the range of stock compensation it gives some workers by at least 25%, an effort to retain staff and help people c
This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A friend of mine recently turned down a job promotion that included a raise of $100,000 a year. He
This is an internet re-post of a piece by Bryan Goldberg that is no longer available online. – by Bryan Goldberg About a year ago, my sales operations team needed to hire an Account Manager. We had a
T he change started about a year ago. I had just finished cooking my Thanksgiving turkey. I’d picked up smoking meats as a hobby during the first year of the pandemic, but that day, I couldn’t really
22 August 2021 - 14 mins read time Tags: culture I’m burnt out. Or, I was. I was recently unemployed - fortunately, by choice - and I was struggling to get out of bed by 10am, struggling to work out,
In his book, The Art of Science and Engineering, Richard Hamming says the key to a great career is vision. Your career needs a vision. Even a bad one is better than nothing Love this paragraph from Ha
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire political leaders of both parties on Monday blasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the state’s challenge to a Massachusetts regulation forcing Granite Staters w
Yesterday, Silicon Valley Analyst Jeremiah Owyang vaguely reported that executives are scared of their employees “working part-time (but paid full salary)” and “even working on side hustle startups, w
The critical role has been vacant for over a year which in part has been blamed on the current annual pay of €89,000. However, cyber security expert has said the salary should significantly increase i
I sometimes post on LinkedIn about my disdain for various sales tactics, and I have gotten a number of questions on general thoughts/advice for sales folks selling to security leaders. I am no sales e
Today, the most innovative leaders aren’t the conformers. They’re the bold individualists who carve their own paths. So learning to embrace one’s inner “badass” is the new key to success, say Harvard
I am a big fan of the concept of saying, “Hell Yes, or No” to decide whether to do something or not. Derek Sivers has written well about this . Similarly I really enjoy reading Greg McKeown on the con
The mathematician and philosopher Gian-Carlo Rota spent much of his career at MIT, where students adored him for his engaging, passionate lectures. In 1996, Rota gave a talk entitled “Ten Lessons I Wi
Tech Bay Area staffers move to less-costly locales to work remotely in pandemic, triggering cost-of-living salary reductions and stoking debate Updated Oct. 11, 2020 1:52 pm ET Some tech workers who l
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5 min read · Sep 22, 2020 -- Have you ever worked on a team that felt like it was just stuck in a rut? Somehow things were always just one fix away from improving: the next project, the next quarter,
Comment After engaging in a successful salary negotiation for a coveted job, most people are ready to shake hands and start sharing the good news with friends and family. But these days, there may be
Burnout is, unfortunately, a very real phenomenon in software development — especially when creating and maintaining open source projects with large numbers of users. I've experienced it, and I wanted
The final catalyst for me eventually taking the leap into the blogosphere came from an unexpected source. It was actually my own response to a Stack Overflow Question where I’d suggested that one of t
Business Management & Careers With the economy in flux, people are training for jobs that provide stability, flexibility Updated June 30, 2020 11:39 am ET Consultant Peter Brooks is applying for jobs
Business Journal Reports: Leadership Don’t try to figure out what the interviewer is looking for. It will only backfire. By Francesca Gino Updated June 13, 2020 9:30 am ET Art imitates life: Research
Job Interviews Are Broken. There’s a Way to Fix Them. Instead of focusing on credentials, let’s give candidates the chance to showcase their will and skill to learn. Credit... Dominic Kesterton By May