Security as always fun. I'd consider myself grey hat, definitely not white though. Get some Cisco certs; you can never go wrong with Cisco.
My only recommendation for linux; get comfortable with one distro and master it before trying to use another.
Project Manager/Business Analyst in IT checking in. I have a degree in finance but switched over to the IT side 2 years ago and never looked back. Anyone in the tri-state area looking to break into the IT field? I may have an opportunity for you. PM for details.
been in the IT game for over 15+ years. Started in an amazon type startup in late 90's, to a Internet Security Job, now I'm in aUniversity Network Admin......tips: - Learn Virtualization....Citrix, Hyper V, etc - TCP/IP is something that should be common sense to you - Firewall and understanding GET and ACK Packets If you know and can master the above .....You will have a good career. Good luck
I currently am part of a 2-man team that's managing a data center for a telecom company I'll leave nameless (your first guess is probably right). I talk to my manager, maybe 1-2 times a week because he is 3 hours away, so no micromanagement (even though he's mad cool anyways). I know it's probably the same as most professions, but certifications and youth are key. I got into the game late (32 now) after being in the workforce in non-related jobs for 7 years. Luckily my management and light technical knowledge (with my CCENT) was enough to get the job. When I embarked in the IT field, I was really interested in being a Tier II tech (which would have been about 70k+), but stumbled upon my current position. Got very lucky. Knew someone that opened a door for me and I ran straight through it (qualification tests were hard as hell). Pay is ridiculous. Bulk of the job is monitoring the network, replacing HDD, running fiber, racking servers, etc... There's always some new project that we're working on. Love the fact that I can come into work in jeans and walk around the floor, rather than being stuck on a computer and a headset. Versatility of my schedule is also a great perk. Only downside is that I hate the cold and being on the floor is like being in a freezer. My advice for someone who is considering the field, just some things to keep note of: - Should be very analytical - Willing to learn and adjust to changes in the industry - Self motivation is key (as for me, working on my CCNA in Data Center) - Attention to detail Definitely a great field to enter. I mean, I would rather write screenplays for a living, but that may take tad longer to accomplish.
MANY MANY years ago I graduated from DeVry with a Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications DeVry hooked it up with a GREAT job in El Segundo Customer Network Analyst for worldwide corporations. Spent a total of 5 years at that job before going to Law School. That was fun gig. That company was later sold to British Telecom (BT) BT downsized... so most of the people I knew there are now with other companies.
Wassup IT bros. I work as a sysadmin. Pretty mundane IT stuff, this is just the "foot in the door" job (I get stuck with all the boring tickets cause I'm the newest guy). Before that I was contractingt. 22, got my bachelors in Computer Science, but I've been lurking IRC since the telnet days. Those of you who know what that means, my pops was friends with members of the Legion back when AT&T/Bell was trying to figure out what to do about the phreakers. Pretty knowledgeable about tech in general. Currently working on mastering SUSELinux and hopefully gonna be putting that to work by age 25/26. Holla Stop throttling my Netflix! And hook me up with a job after that. @RIP sleazyy, bro, I KNOW you know enough to get your foot in the door at least. With as many DDOS raids you took part in.... Oh yeah. I don't do J's or sneakers at the office. Gotta hit em with the suede Air Pilgrims
I graduated from college with a bachelor's in electrical engineering. Now I work as a data analyst for a battery development company. I'm studying for my CCNA as computer communications is my passion.
For those from MD with degrees or currently in a program, which college did yall attend? I'm thinking about either Capitol College or GMU, leaning more toward Capitol College
Happy to see this thread thrive. If anyone lives near the Bay Area we should link up and grab a beer. Maybe a pair of sneakers . CCNA is an awesome cert to have. I passed the ICND1 and 2 separately, but got hired after CCENT. I've learned so much during my first year of employment, it's unreal. I didn't even need to study for the ICND2 because I learned so much in the field.
DDoS is so skid haha. It is fun though when my friends talk **** and I smash their home connections with a shell booter. They stop real quick to say the least. It's too easy to grab IPs with a redirection link, it's not even fair.
Shell Boosters are the isht. A couple of LAMPs and you can do some real damage. ...not that I'd know anything about that.
Virtualization is awesome... My first thoughts after getting a new Vhost is "P2V EVERYTHING RIGHT NOWWWWWW!" and makes me want to smash all the ugly, outdated tower boxes on the spot.
I I really think this is my career move, ever since I've been diagnosed with MS and my PTs told me I wouldn't be able to continue doing what I've been doing.. AT&T construction I want to do it, any further info would be greatly appreciated from any SoCal bros in the field
I don't know if this counts, but I been working various gigs in IT for a while now, from government network installs and configs to admin work, mostly contractual. I did B2B web dev in between those jobs, mostly because I didn't want to quit smoking, and structured my career to circumvent corporate rigamarole. I'm back in school finishing up my degree in comp engineering, I was finding it hard to learn new skills while having to pay the bills with old ones. I work on campus doing part-time departmental IT support, mostly mapping network drives and pushing images to systems. I make hustle money deploying one-click wordpress CMS for small businesses and churches and calling it web development (I also throw in graphic elements too), but most of the work I do on a regular during the school year is in C++, Java, and Python, with some SQL and HTML sometimes, focusing on data mining / visualization. I'm just now getting a chance to work on projects for fun, right now i'm working on an anonymous "bathroom wall" app where u have to be within the bounds of campus to post, and messages only stay on the page for 5 minutes, built with bootstrap / html5 / jquery / socket.io / expressjs. its been fun learning nodejs, everybody's HR department gets wet panties when they hear it, figured i'd see what was up with it.
Its just a linux server bro. WAMPs, LAMPs, MAMPs, all of em can be used. LAMP is just what popped up in my mind first. We still outchea plair
Ethical hacking is very popular lately. So many government jobs popping up for cyber security. If you like DDoS, I'm sure you like accessing things you shouldn't I know what a LAMP server is, I just thought you were somehow integrating a botnet with it.
Happy to see an IT thread on IT. Hopefully this thread stays active and full of information. I am a CS major currently interning in the DOD as a Systems Engineer and I start a new internship next week with Northop Grumman as Software Developer. I hope to go back to working for the govt when I graduate in dec.
Ask your CS department if you can your hands on some equipment. Hands on experience is the best kind, and many schools will work with students who request it.