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I really hate what is happening to infosec/cybersecurity. There is this huge push to get anyone and everyone into the field due to the talent shortage, and now

I really hate what is happening to infosec/cybersecurity. There is this huge push to get anyone and everyone into the field due to the talent shortage, and now it is near impossible to find a signal in all of the noise that is marketing, hot takes, politics, "career building", and memes. Twitter is especially terrible.

rootsudo 5y ago
100% agree, but there has "always" been that push. What is sad is now there is no creativity, no exploration, no true fun. the example the original poster in this thread said about "hot girls" in netsec.' On Twitter, status, identity and gender play a big role vs just knowing content, or actually knowing how a computer "works." Then if you have enough followers, it seems your voice is that big . I don't know if it's always been "like" that, or not. But, the more accessible something is, the more it seems to be diluted. I played and broke operating systems and electronic devices, posted about my experiences online, and then it was magical when someone would take my info, add on to it and said they could do x, y, etc - jtag exploration, eprom copying (lol that old), finding root accounts on embedded devices and just breaking stuff. So that's why I deleted my twitter account a couple of years ago, I never understood it, and I still don't. I just see screenshots of crypto scams and people stating opinions and then having to apologize for their opinions.
- lokalfarm 5y ago
  I think this is just the current state of the job market today, though. In order to "be successful", it requires an almost constant engagement with your curated social/online identity. And for many fields, being an attractive candidate for employment means you should have: a blog promoting your side-projects; a Twitter account engaged in networking & self-promotion; a GitHub account linked to your identity; maybe even a YouTube channel; and, of course, a highly polished LinkedIn account. Sure, if you have 20 years of experience and plenty of industry connections, this might not apply. But for anyone else? Hustle, hustle, hustle + Promote, promote, promote. Personally, I find it pretty gross...

rootsudo 5y ago

100% agree, but there has "always" been that push. What is sad is now there is no creativity, no exploration, no true fun. the example the original poster in this thread said about "hot girls" in netsec.' On Twitter, status, identity and gender play a big role vs just knowing content, or actually knowing how a computer "works." Then if you have enough followers, it seems your voice is that big . I don't know if it's always been "like" that, or not. But, the more accessible something is, the more it seems to be diluted. I played and broke operating systems and electronic devices, posted about my experiences online, and then it was magical when someone would take my info, add on to it and said they could do x, y, etc - jtag exploration, eprom copying (lol that old), finding root accounts on embedded devices and just breaking stuff. So that's why I deleted my twitter account a couple of years ago, I never understood it, and I still don't. I just see screenshots of crypto scams and people stating opinions and then having to apologize for their opinions.

lokalfarm 5y ago
I think this is just the current state of the job market today, though. In order to "be successful", it requires an almost constant engagement with your curated social/online identity. And for many fields, being an attractive candidate for employment means you should have: a blog promoting your side-projects; a Twitter account engaged in networking & self-promotion; a GitHub account linked to your identity; maybe even a YouTube channel; and, of course, a highly polished LinkedIn account. Sure, if you have 20 years of experience and plenty of industry connections, this might not apply. But for anyone else? Hustle, hustle, hustle + Promote, promote, promote. Personally, I find it pretty gross...