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What to do between jobs, or in between jobs

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:00:27 +0000

It’s a good idea to ask what to do between jobs, or in between jobs. What you do in between jobs can help your career, or it can hurt you. So it’s important to take it seriously. Don’t leave a

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Is CISSP worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:00:20 +0000

Once people finish asking me how hard CISSP is, they often follow up with another question: Is CISSP worth it? As long as you have something to back it up with, I think the answer is a resounding yes. Let’s

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Job hunting on your own vs. using a recruiter

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:00:02 +0000

A former coworker contacted me last week. He’d been employed in the same place for the last 16 or 17 years and he couldn’t remember how to look for a job. Who better to ask than a guy who’s changed jobs

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Your company’s juiciest Linkedin targets

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:00:36 +0000

People who’ve moved onward and upward within the company, bridging multiple departments are great attack targets because they probably have more permissions than someone who’s stayed in a single role. In non-security speak, let’s talk about someone who moves from

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How to make it harder for a scammer to file your taxes for you

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:00:28 +0000

Tax fraud is one of big payoffs from data breaches. But there’s a simple thing you can do to make it harder for a scammer to file your taxes if your employer or health insurance provider gets breached and your social security

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You’re telling me someone gave a stranger his password?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:00:26 +0000

I was talking breaches last week when a very high-up joined the conversation in mid-stream. “Start over, Dave.” “OK. I’m talking about breaches.” “I know what you’re talking about,” he said, knowingly and very clearly interested. The then-popular story about

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Remembering Dolgin’s

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:00:36 +0000

Growing up in Missouri, a lot of my Christmas gifts when I was young came from a catalog showroom called Dolgin’s. One of my earliest memories is going to Dolgin’s with my mom and aunt, who showed me some Tonka

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How to stop the 30% of ex-employees who want to access company data

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:00:28 +0000

I read on Linkedin this week that up to one-third of former employees are still accessing company data–after their last day. I wish I could say I was surprised. But I remember on my last day at one former employer,

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The phantom tech worker shortage

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:00:18 +0000

I saw a story yet again about the tech worker shortage, and the backlash against H1-B visas. Reading the comments on Slashdot, I increasingly got the feeling the shortage is a mirage. The people are out there, but the matchups

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What Linkedin is good for

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:00:12 +0000

Alistair Dabbs posted a nice, curmudgeony anti-social-media rant over at The Register. In part, he asked what Linkedin is good for, noting it’s never netted him a job or a useful contact. I found his piece entertaining, so I thought

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