Are small businesses a good place to start an IT career? I think about going to local businesses and ask if they're hiring. I'm currently studying to or the A+ exam. I have no prior experience with it other than build my own PC for gaming. I'm very interested in IT want I want to make it into a career. submitted by /u/Fox_invisible [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Have any of you guys ever been challenged to a fight by an end user? This particular user is upset because the troubleshooting steps we give them require a reboot and this user would rather cut off their limbs than reboot their laptop. We told them that this is the best recommendation we have and it resulted in them wanting to fight...literally...they said "we can go talk about this outside since you want to sound so tough." I am honestly very tempted to go through with it. This person is a POS and nothing would gratify me more than to knock some sense into him. I am leaving the company next ..read more

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So I am acting IT director for my company. 7 years ago there was 4 IT guys in this department including myself. As with every other industry folks were trimmed and I am now the lone wolf. I am looking for a solution to help analyze my windows server event viewer, and maybe rank them as far as criticality goes. I want to address the ones that truly need addressing but i dont want to waste time researching the ones that end up being "while this is an error it can be disregarded" A free trial would be nice, but I plan to ask for money to purchase once I find one worth the money submitted by /u ..read more

I recently graduated with my BS in Information Systems Data Networking and a looking to start my career. What jobs should I look out for? My dream job is to become a network engineer but that’ll take time. I have no certs yet as well. submitted by /u/torynelson19 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am planning to take on a a new path. I was on the BPO industry for quite sometime now as a tech support. I am a 3rd year IT undergraduate and I have little background in networking, and basic programming. I am torn on which path should I choose between cybersec and data science. What would be the best or would be/always in demand and that wouldn't be obsolete? Also considering Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP). submitted by /u/br3ezyy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi!! I attended a university career fair and I was offered a interview for a internship. I am interested in cybersecurity, so if you guys can let me know if this would be worth picking up and or is related to cybersecurity. The title is Enterprise Risk Intern Mission: Finance is part of the Business and Finance Division at the University of Michigan. The organization is comprised of several major units, including Enterprise Strategic Risk Management, Enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Operations, Procurement Services, Tax, and the Treasurer’s Office. Collectively, these u ..read more

Initially I felt lost and unsure about my future in the tech industry. This sub made me realize that there is no rush and that everyone takes their own route, I landed a job as a comp sci teacher at a high-school and ill be working on getting my certificates in the mean while, thanks for all the responses. And yes I know it was stupid to expect to make 70k out of school just because I have a piece of paper submitted by /u/Snoo_2597 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Background: I just started my first IT job at a small manufacturing company. Since I have only been here 8 months, a lot of my tasks have been learning their systems, basic help desk, improving documentation/SOPs, and primarily working to get the company to become NIST 800-171 compliant. I am hoping to become the lead of cyber security here so that is my primary interest, but I seem to be thrown at and expected to handle every IT aspect. (24 yr old woman surrounded by corporate, middle aged men! yay) The team I work on includes: VP of technology that handles contracts/managing the team only a ..read more

Being forced to work remotely and the biggest issue is communication between coworkers. Is there an enterprise app like discord that alllows you to be in a channel, and communicate with push to talk. Info sec says discord is out or the question so looking for suggestion? submitted by /u/Blackjackx1031 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more