Comments on: 6 Reasons Why You Should NOT Work With Information Security http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/ Your reliable source for Information Security - Risk Management - Compliance jobs around the world Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Pekae http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-5448 Pekae Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:36:50 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-5448 Only just caught up with this - great, humorous article Adriano. Having been in IT 35 years and InfoSec for 15 of them, it really rings true (with a grain of tongue-in-cheek). All I can say to Cellus is, if he rarely works more than 40hrs a week, then he's not living in the real world (or making an effort!), which sums up his whole reply. Only just caught up with this – great, humorous article Adriano. Having been in IT 35 years and InfoSec for 15 of them, it really rings true (with a grain of tongue-in-cheek).

All I can say to Cellus is, if he rarely works more than 40hrs a week, then he’s not living in the real world (or making an effort!), which sums up his whole reply.

]]> By: Nazim http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 Nazim Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:36:22 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-5402 Haha!! I loved point numero uno mate!!!! Cheers!! :-) Haha!! I loved point numero uno mate!!!! Cheers!! :-)

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]]> By: Jason http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3193 Jason Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:37:05 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3193 Great article Adriano!!! You summed up the life of an IT professional perfectly!!! Great article Adriano!!! You summed up the life of an IT professional perfectly!!!

]]> By: Adriano Dias Leite http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 Adriano Dias Leite Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:13:17 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3054 Hi Chris, Thank you so much for your comment! I seriously though about deleting Cellus post, not because he doesn't agree with me, but because he lacked respect. But I believe everyone should be heard, even the haters, it's just about giving them ears or not. Since I'm a positive person, I 'm going to leave it there for people to see! :) Cheers, Adriano Hi Chris,
Thank you so much for your comment!
I seriously though about deleting Cellus post, not because he doesn’t agree with me, but because he lacked respect. But I believe everyone should be heard, even the haters, it’s just about giving them ears or not.
Since I’m a positive person, I ‘m going to leave it there for people to see! :)

Cheers,

Adriano

]]> By: Chris G http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 Chris G Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:44:36 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3042 I remember sitting in my daughter's Kindergarten class once while listening to another girl's parents describe their chosen careers. Dad was an airline pilot for Air Canada and Mom worked for Apple in their marketing department. The kids around the class were mesmerized listening about their jobs. The coolness factor was off the scale for these parent's daughter. Then then turned it over to me - the IT Security guy. Zero interest. Nil. Nada. Nothing. For a 5 year old, there's no way to make IT security even slightly interesting. That's when I knew what I did was boring and I should probably quit and become an airline pilot. :) BTW - why don't you DELETE comments from folks like Cellus above? This site isn't run/monitored by the government. You can do whatever you want with it. Drowning out idiots is your prerogative. I remember sitting in my daughter’s Kindergarten class once while listening to another girl’s parents describe their chosen careers. Dad was an airline pilot for Air Canada and Mom worked for Apple in their marketing department. The kids around the class were mesmerized listening about their jobs. The coolness factor was off the scale for these parent’s daughter.

Then then turned it over to me – the IT Security guy. Zero interest. Nil. Nada. Nothing. For a 5 year old, there’s no way to make IT security even slightly interesting.

That’s when I knew what I did was boring and I should probably quit and become an airline pilot. :)

BTW – why don’t you DELETE comments from folks like Cellus above? This site isn’t run/monitored by the government. You can do whatever you want with it. Drowning out idiots is your prerogative.

]]> By: John http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3027 John Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:30:47 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3027 Excellent article..!!!! It is the real life and to survive it is needed real passion for security. Excellent article..!!!! It is the real life and to survive it is needed real passion for security.

]]> By: Ian http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3023 Ian Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:25:46 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3023 Reasons you should not get into security as a vocation...well security has made a fashion out of poor management decisions for more than 10 years now. This leads to a lot of boredom, frustration, and losing the will to live for many in infosec. I sympathise and empathise. If you want to enter a profession where you won't fit in unless you offer <strong>ZERO</strong> (0) value...get into security. If you never answer email or contribute anything useful in meetings, your ideal career is security. There is nothing personal in this...it's just the way the world is. Like I said I sympathise. Security as a professional career choice is discussed in Chapter 6 of my book "Security De-engineering" released December 2011, Taylor Francis/CRC Press Reasons you should not get into security as a vocation…well security has made a fashion out of poor management decisions for more than 10 years now. This leads to a lot of boredom, frustration, and losing the will to live for many in infosec. I sympathise and empathise. If you want to enter a profession where you won’t fit in unless you offer ZERO (0) value…get into security. If you never answer email or contribute anything useful in meetings, your ideal career is security. There is nothing personal in this…it’s just the way the world is. Like I said I sympathise. Security as a professional career choice is discussed in Chapter 6 of my book “Security De-engineering” released December 2011, Taylor Francis/CRC Press

]]> By: Are you serious??? http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Are you serious??? Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:55:32 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3021 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!! This is so much bull$hit. #6. Work hours, what job do you know that pays as good as an IT professional that doesn't work long hours. For the record, I have been in IT for 9 years and have done it all from Help Desk to Pen Testing and I rarely work over 40 hours a week! #5. You must not be any good at your job! I have tons of people that call my work center looking for ME and do not want to deal with anyone other than me because they know what they need will be taken care of! This and this alone makes me think you have no idea what you're talking about! #4. Okay, IT is ever changing and yes you have to study, BUT why is this a bad thing? I can't believe that you would actually concider selfimprovement a bad thing! #3. LIMITED GROWTH!?!?! Do you realize that in big companies that there is an IT guy on the board of directors? Again, you're an idiot! #2. A SAD attempt at a bad situation! First, ANY IT professional knows NEVER let ANYONE hook up a personal laptop/device to your LAN. Second, there is room for mistakes, on a non production LAN where you should be learning in the first place! #1. I can do all of that, but my friends don't have to know it. If you brag about you can do this and you can do that, don't you expect this type of thing? If you're a tax layer, don't you think your friends will come to you and ask you advise about their taxes? In closing, I can't believe I actually read such an off base article that sad to say some people will take as the truth. I can tell your level is the bottom of the barrel and this is another reason why not just any idiot should be able to post on the internet! -Cellus YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!! This is so much bull$hit.

#6. Work hours, what job do you know that pays as good as an IT professional that doesn’t work long hours. For the record, I have been in IT for 9 years and have done it all from Help Desk to Pen Testing and I rarely work over 40 hours a week!

#5. You must not be any good at your job! I have tons of people that call my work center looking for ME and do not want to deal with anyone other than me because they know what they need will be taken care of! This and this alone makes me think you have no idea what you’re talking about!

#4. Okay, IT is ever changing and yes you have to study, BUT why is this a bad thing? I can’t believe that you would actually concider selfimprovement a bad thing!

#3. LIMITED GROWTH!?!?! Do you realize that in big companies that there is an IT guy on the board of directors? Again, you’re an idiot!

#2. A SAD attempt at a bad situation! First, ANY IT professional knows NEVER let ANYONE hook up a personal laptop/device to your LAN. Second, there is room for mistakes, on a non production LAN where you should be learning in the first place!

#1. I can do all of that, but my friends don’t have to know it. If you brag about you can do this and you can do that, don’t you expect this type of thing? If you’re a tax layer, don’t you think your friends will come to you and ask you advise about their taxes?

In closing, I can’t believe I actually read such an off base article that sad to say some people will take as the truth. I can tell your level is the bottom of the barrel and this is another reason why not just any idiot should be able to post on the internet!

-Cellus

]]> By: Miguel http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2011/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-work-with-information-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3017 Miguel Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:46:03 +0000 http://www.myinfosecjob.com/?p=8507#comment-3017 Excellent and funny article! The word "motivation" was used so many times I did remember the equation E=mc2 Translate it to "effort=motivation x compensation[square]". If some companies ever understand that the world will be a better place for hard working people like us ;-) Excellent and funny article!
The word “motivation” was used so many times I did remember the equation E=mc2
Translate it to “effort=motivation x compensation[square]“. If some companies ever understand that the world will be a better place for hard working people like us ;-)

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