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I had the honor to be guest on the podcast "IDUG Db2 Table Talk", see (and listen) here https://www.idug.org/podcast #Db2 #IDUG #podcast #IBM #lifeinIT

Vuln scan identified a Critical issue in a component deep in the guts of 3 products. For some reason it took more than a month for my suggestion to, ya know, ASK THE PRODUCT OWNER if their platform is actually vulnerable the CVE use cases.

And then another 2 weeks to get a reply that since we are busy replacing the platform and are on an unsupported version (urk!) that the PO is not interested in spending time opening a Support case.

And then 5 *minutes* for ME to open the Support ticket for them, 30 minutes to get an update indicating support is checking with engineering, and 14 more hours to get a PHONE call from Support walking me through what's vulnerable and what's not, and a well written follow-up email showing we are not at risk and can downgrade the severity and add this to the Risk Acceptance list.

And then I get people harping on me because "That's not your job to do!”

FUCK IT, I solved the mystery, didn't I? And got a broad-scope CRITICAL off the VM list.

AND the vendor acknowledged that not even their most recent release has the fixed component, and now they are working to fix that!

#justVenting #ventingIntoTheVoid #lifeInIT

Me this morning: I'm going to start out this year by staying completely caught up on my To Do List.

Me this afternoon: I'm going to start out this year completing urgent Side Quests while falling behind on my To Do List.

#newYearSameMe 😂
#lifeInIT

When you realize the weekend is over. 😞

#dogsOfMastodon
#itsApittie
#lifeInIT

When you've been in IT longer than 5 minutes. 💯😂

#hilarious
#lifeInIT

True story. 😂🌧

#funny
#lifeInIT

A Series of Unfortunate Events, a working title for way too many IT projects, incidents, and migrations. 😬😂

#lifeInIT
#noPlanSurvivesFirstContact
#neteng
#securityEngineer

It's always DNS. 😬😂

#neteng
#lifeInIT

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/11/square-daylong-outage-dns-error/

How most network issues can be summarized. 😂

#lifeInIT
#neteng

NOT MY CIRCUS NOT

MY MONKEYS.

BUT I DEFINITELY KNOW THE CLOWNS.

One of my favorite moments from this interview: what motivates you in your career?

Coffee. Lots of coffee. ☕️☕️☕️😂

Latest episode of the Women in Tech series from Hamilton Barnes.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NtJUmOo3bzM5iwFWYZuqn

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-route-to-the-network/id1576702334

Article: https://hamilton-barnes.com/podcasts/e25-amy-arnold-at-fortinet/

#netEng
#LifeInIT
#womenInTech

Absolutely loved recording a podcast with the awesomely talented Andrea Perez. It's a passion of mine to get more folks into networking.

We talk getting started, keeping going, importance of community - with some extra encouragement for those blazing trails. ❤️

Episode drops tomorrow:

https://hamilton-barnes.com/podcasts/e25-amy-arnold-at-fortinet/

#neteng
#securityEngineering
#lifeInIt

Signs you're a network engineer, first thought was not at all a car trunk, second thought was how a tagged person would show up on packet capture, then would the size of the shirt matter...

#neteng
#lifeInIT

Tshirt: I will put you in a trunk and help people look for you.

When folks explain to you why it has to be the network, but you already have the packet capture proving it's not.

#neteng
#lifeInIT

Gosh, if you ever get it in your head to script user management in Jenkins... don't. Just don't. This is a nightmare. Who built this? There's a special place in hell....

#jenkins #lifeInIT #api #admin

Happy Read Only Day. 🎉

#lifeInIT
#neteng
#weekendInSight