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Post by dominalien on Nov 13, 2022 11:23:13 GMT
dogbot he already got a very good answer on stack. A much shorter and easier one than I could have come up with. There's some very smart people there.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 13, 2022 11:27:59 GMT
Oh, I missed that.
I'd just do it with a systemd script, personally.
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Post by dominalien on Nov 13, 2022 11:29:46 GMT
The TP-Link want your router to be pretty much in modem mode with wifi turned off and plugged directly into one of the nodes (they will work if you just plug it in, but some devices like the xbox will cry about double nat as you have two routers in the chain). As I said above, they are designed to be completely idiot proof consumer units and for that, I think they are absolutely fantastic. But that does mean they come with simplified features and a fairly simple app (although I think its fine). I do agree about having your data harvested, though. I also have some TP-Link tapo smart devices and am a bit annoyed they cant be set up without agreeing to have your usage data slurped. You can switch the tp-link from router mode to AP mode, so no problems with double nat there. Bizzarely they wanted me to turn off the modem completely before connecting warning me all over that NOTHING WILL WORK but of course everything worked.
The app is fine, though it's bizzarely split into two tabs with some settings in one and others in the other without rhyme or reason and some in both. Ofc as soon as some phone os version comes out a few years down the line and TP-Link doesn't bother to update the app that'll be the end of the line for the whole setup.
In any case, I'm moderately satisfied with the whole thing. The one machine that gives me trouble just won't be used in that specific location and it's all running much better than it was with powerline. Like I said, I hope to be done with that setup in about 6 months anyway, if things go my way.
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Post by Psiloc on Nov 14, 2022 11:05:18 GMT
Ha yeah thanks anyways guys!
I did get a good answer. I barely understand it tbh
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Post by dogbot on Nov 29, 2022 10:24:58 GMT
Dramas.
We've had a developer quit this morning - told his boss he was leaving with immediate effect.
Our teams did the usual - restricted his access to our systems and so on. Which led to him having a shitfit on Slack (he wasn't SCIMed or SSO, so had a local account) about how we'd "unethically cut off his access" and the company management are shit.
Awww, what did you think would happen, sweetie? We'd leave you full access so you could download a load of proprietary code? I guess you don't want a reference...
Well, bye.
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Post by Psiloc on Nov 29, 2022 11:30:57 GMT
What the hell did he expect?
Also why is he clearly still trying to access stuff if he has quit
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Post by dmukgr on Nov 29, 2022 11:38:35 GMT
Yeah, that is someone who did a kneejerk quit and didn't think it through and as dogbot says, probably wanted to download the entire source tree and documentation for future reference.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 29, 2022 13:14:10 GMT
At our place, he would have had security stood behind him with a cardboard box before he could type out a pithy slack message.
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Post by mrpon on Nov 29, 2022 13:35:15 GMT
He already has all the code he needs.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 29, 2022 13:37:39 GMT
At our place, he would have had security stood behind him with a cardboard box before he could type out a pithy slack message. As it should be. Unfortunately, this is occurring in another country and let's just say that their people management is for absolute shit. Honestly, the worst I've ever seen. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 29, 2022 13:58:16 GMT
coincidentally, I had to lead an insider threat tabletop this morning. I had 'cutting system access' for a suspected insider threat down as a 'great answer'.
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Post by dmukgr on Nov 29, 2022 14:10:45 GMT
At our place, he would have had security stood behind him with a cardboard box before he could type out a pithy slack message. You don't get even to do that at the place I work. The box is done for you and sent on to you at a later date. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Dec 6, 2022 10:37:51 GMT
Ive just spent nearly an hour absolutely raging that microsofts MFA stuff was broken and I couldnt get into any of my accounts and it turns out sky mobile in our area is down and their auth doesnt work over the internet.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Dec 6, 2022 11:07:46 GMT
block=browserupdate.exe
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Post by askew on Dec 7, 2022 21:54:38 GMT
I'm going to be popular at my org...
Now that token only had limited access to that one project, so fingers crossed they haven't been able to step sideways.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Dec 7, 2022 22:56:24 GMT
If they revoked and reissued tokens after the first two, it might be secret breach number three
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Post by askew on Dec 8, 2022 9:26:14 GMT
Ugh. Fool me once…
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Post by dogbot on Jan 19, 2023 11:44:09 GMT
Got a message from an agent this morning on LinkedIn.
This is the exact text - all of it.
Right. And?
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 11:53:14 GMT
If thats a list of requirements/responsibilities, that should be at least three different people.
'Im sorry, it says here you have 10 years SOC experience but it appears that you dont know how to configure a WSUS server. This interview is over'
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Post by dogbot on Jan 19, 2023 11:56:08 GMT
Current way of things seems to be ask the world and hope you get most of it.
I saw on last week that wanted 8 years of Java/Python/AWK/Powershell and 5+ years of Network Engineering. For a Security role.
Errr, those are two different careers, sweetie.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 12:07:12 GMT
With my woke hat on... its a good indicator of the place being a sausage fest without a decent HR department. I have had to do a lot of boring managerial, recruitment and diversity training and, at a very high level, if you give a bullet point laundry list of 10 requirements, a woman generally wont apply unless she hits at least eight of them whereas a dude will YOLO his CV in if he hits four.
Same for aggressive language like 'we are looking for a DYNAMIC cyber analyst to PUNCH hackers in the DICKHOLE'.
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Post by dogbot on Jan 19, 2023 12:14:25 GMT
Looked him up, he's a London agent.
I don't know about you guys but don't people normally introduce themselves, suggest what the opportunity is before sending a stranger a laundry list of skills?
JOBS! SECURITY! AAAARGH!
No commission for you, son.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 13:07:45 GMT
They are getting more obnoxious/low effort. Before christmas I got a random voice note pop through on linkedin, followed by another voice note a few days later, followed eventually by 'thoughts on the above?'.
'My thoughts are that I dont listen to random voice notes' which he replied to with an eyeroll emoji.
(This feeds into my wider annoyance with people starting to send voice notes on whatsapp rather than just text)
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Post by Psiloc on Jan 19, 2023 13:16:55 GMT
I think voice notes might be a gen Z thing. My niece and nephew are all about voice notes anyway
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 13:22:20 GMT
Its the primary reason people spend half their time with a phone pushed horizontally into their ear canals  |
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Post by myk on Jan 19, 2023 13:23:23 GMT
I had to work on an advert where the director only gave feedback via Whatsapp voice notes. It was excruciating. Reminded me of the answerphone bit in Office Space.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 13:28:16 GMT
My s-i-l is a big fan. Her texts eventually became so long that she started just sending lengthy monologues instead and then got really arsey when we didnt bother listening to them. I have better things to do than listen to her walking around tescos absent mindedly updating us on how her daughters ballet recital went.
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Post by Psiloc on Jan 19, 2023 13:28:28 GMT
Got a really annoying client who has taken up 2 solid days of my time phoning me for support about every little tiny thing that is clearly documented. Doesn't even enter their mind to think for themselves or follow clear written instructions.
Just had a 30 minutes phone call where I didn't even need to say anything. Just wanted me on the phone while he ummed and ahhed over his painfully elementary and self-explanatory task.
Serious question, is there such thing as an acceptable way to say to a paid customer "we need to draw a line under this now, I need to spend some time on my other work". Or a way to drop a hint in this direction.
I have long accepted that some people just need a lot of hand holding and that's absolutely fine. But there comes a point where the piss is being taken, right?
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Post by Psiloc on Jan 19, 2023 13:31:02 GMT
Its the primary reason people spend half their time with a phone pushed horizontally into their ear canals Oh shit is that what that is |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jan 19, 2023 13:32:05 GMT
1) Is he actually paying? Like are these calls billable?
2) If not bill them
3) If unable to do 2) cost your time and present it to your boss (if you have one) to deal with
4) Failing that 'this project has moved into BAU so I will be handing continued support to the tea boy'*
*'Tea boy, how do you fancy a development opportunity?'
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