Ended up having 5 fantastic candidates and convincing management to take two instead of the planned one - was hard writing the rejection letters, though.

Figured I should put an update to this post :blobcatsmile:

@damngoodtech hey! I don't believe in coincidence but I was completely unaware!!

Tyvm 👍😊

Wow, having full-time employment really cuts down on the amount of internetting-for-fun that I get to do.

Can't complain though.

A few months ago I was stressed about finding my place -now I'm in a great (small) company and hiring for a junior systems administrator position! Maybe I can pass this blessing along. I know it's rough out there looking for work. Already floated this past my colleagues from my alma mater, thought I'd drop a line in the fediverse, see if there are any bites.

We're a Java programming company operating in the financial sector located in Tampa, Florida. We're mostly remote but there are occasionally need for hands on work in our data centers.... So technically a hybrid position. Lots of opportunities to learn and grow as the company continually evolves its infrastructure.

If there's any interest... DM and I'll happily share the job listing 👍

#beenawhile #hiring #JuniorSysadmin #jobalert #jobseekers

Love the Xenia site by @efi, because of the subject matter for sure, but also because it's like early Web websites, a fan site dedicated to one thing with a bunch of pics.

https://xenia-linux-site.glitch.me/

BlackByte ransomware crew lists city of Augusta after cyber 'incident'
-- <h4>Mayor promises to comment on Friday</h4> <p>BlackByte ransomware crew has claimed Augusta, Georgia, as its latest victim, following what the US city's mayor has, so far, only called a cyber "incident."…</p>
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/blackbyte_augusta_malware/
May 26, 2023 at 02:34AM
#tech #technology #devops #cyber

TBH I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. Home routers are often thought of only when they fail in their purpose. APT and nationstate sponsored attacks can only be protected against only with concerted effort.

Resolving this problem is not simple. The ISP can't simply force updates to a wide array of devices that they may or may not own/control on the other end of the connection.

I haven't had consumer grade networking equipment in my house in years. The real issue with consumer grade tech, in my mind, is the lack of long term support. This leading to situations where updates aren't even flowing for those that take the time to periodically update!

#cybersecuritynews #homerouters #statesponsored #statesponsoredattack

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/malware-turns-home-routers-into-proxies-for-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers/

"Free People Read Freely." Read and View Librarian Tracie D. Hall's Full TIME100 Speech https://www.infodocket.com/2023/05/07/free-people-read-freely-read-and-view-librarian-tracie-d-halls-full-time100-speech/ #inspriational #libraries #books #reading

@The_Augusto @the9thdude mine doesn't bother anyone else in the house. But it's like I'm her thumbs. If she needs something, she seeks me out and yowls at me until I follow her to the thing she requires.

It's nice to be needed, I guess :blobcatmelt:

I'm not sure where I fall on this. I suppose it's great that a big player like AWS is contributing up stream. Better than the "open source strip mining" accusations of their post behaviors. I just always feel like there's some corpo hook in this kind of activity. Something to keep an eye on, I suppose.

#FOSS #AWS #opensourcesoftware #opensource

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3694090/amazon-s-quiet-open-source-revolution.html

π∞

#photography

Big day today! One of the final exams of my BAS Cybersecurity degree program in a couple hours, followed up by an interview for a very interesting position that utilizes my core skill set.

Fingers crossed, hopefully I'll make a good impression!

The job hunt has been rough for me, been searching for a few months now. Demoralizing to say the least. Persistence pays, they say, and I'm hoping to prove that today.

The power of positivity (and massive amounts of preparation)!

I suppose I can mention that I'm playing in the team game if the national cyber league (NCL) spring 2023 team game.... I'll probably post a thread here on it!

#bigday #jobhunt #interview #college #ncl

BEGONIAS!

#Flowers #macro #Spring #Nature #Texas #SpringIntoArt #photography #photo #Art #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #BuyIntoArt #GiftIdeas #mastoart

It's HERE: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1455472349/two-pink-begonia-flowers?ref=listing_published_alert

make fediverse more like a forum with tagline signatures on every post

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Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Is it middle-out encryption!? :blob_laughing:

Seriously though, this is interesting! Doubling encryption speeds is a hell of an accomplishment. Maybe there's a fly in the ointment that hasn't been found, yet?

#ransomware #encryption

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/mysterious-rorschach-ransomware-doubles-known-encryption-speeds

An exploit that involves "tactically applied tin foil" is my kinda fun. I can't wait to give this a try!

#echodot #exploit #wifi #justtesting

https://hackaday.com/2023/04/01/squeezing-secrets-out-of-an-amazon-echo-dot/

There's one in every crowd.

I love the look of these chipping sparrows. On looks like it's about to start dancing and the others stare as if they can't believe what they're seeing.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching
#ChippingSparrow

@virtuous_sloth @oh_that_courtney agreed!

@oh_that_courtney yes very much a love hate thing for me... Still think if these jokes get enough traction maybe Canonical will see it :blobangel:

@USBTypeSTeve hey, a guy can dream! Maybe if the joke gets enough traction, Canonical will wake up to the reality that flatpak is superior :blobamused:

@gooba42 April 1! (Probably an April fool's joke!) But I hold out hope that it's real!