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gearhead replied to  dazweeja on Android Security Is a Joke
Agreed. OP is freaking out unnecessarily IMHO. I prefer Samsung phones over Google's own variants. The "latency" between patches and them...
20/05/2019 - 11:32
gearhead replied to  Jugganautx on [WA] Problems with Purchase of 2003 Toyota Camry
Doesn't TPP cover *other* people when you have an accident? Wouldn't it be irrelevant whether you're driving a 3K car or a 30K car? Would...
17/05/2019 - 20:39
gearhead replied to  rave75 on [WA] Problems with Purchase of 2003 Toyota Camry
Back when I was a student (over 10 years ago), I knew a lot of other internationals making 5-7 bucks an hour. This "cash-in-hand"...
17/05/2019 - 12:41
gearhead replied to  bradpaisley94 on [WA] Problems with Purchase of 2003 Toyota Camry
Mate, this is the shit that's broken in your car right now... during a 4000km drive across a fairly harsh environment is likely going to...
17/05/2019 - 12:36
gearhead replied to  dsw460p on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Not quite. Outsourcing technology can lead to a myriad of complex challenges, as there are data sovereignty issues as well as a range of...
13/05/2019 - 10:49
gearhead replied to  mousie on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Can't speak for sharingiscaring999, as for me, not really. At present I value the free-time I have to partake in my other interests, spend...
13/05/2019 - 10:15
gearhead replied to  Eevee on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
As it has been maturing, cyber security has become a massive domain in its own right. Cyber Security professions can be broken down into...
13/05/2019 - 10:11
gearhead replied to  gearhead on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Another perspective, however, would be that does it truly matter? Well perhaps not. I'd call it character building, for the young 'uns.
08/05/2019 - 12:52
gearhead replied to  boomramada on Will You Let Airport Border Agents Access Your Phone & Laptop ?
> Sometimes you lose your privacy to gain some protection, so you ok for people with contraband, child porn, illegal immigrants or...
08/05/2019 - 12:35
gearhead replied to  Herbse on Will You Let Airport Border Agents Access Your Phone & Laptop ?
Dank memes and Furry porn.
08/05/2019 - 12:29
gearhead replied to  relentless on Will You Let Airport Border Agents Access Your Phone & Laptop ?
There's a lot of ways around it. Just use bitlockertogo or veracrypt containers to secure the really confidential data.
08/05/2019 - 12:27
gearhead replied to  Strahany on Will You Let Airport Border Agents Access Your Phone & Laptop ?
Very vehemently agree with this. The way they've dressed up the news to sound like they busted something utterly vile, but reading a bit...
08/05/2019 - 12:22
gearhead replied to  newbiesh on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
> Ur scrum This is more common on the dev side of things. > how many usbs you drop today and how many phish links you reported? Typically...
08/05/2019 - 09:37
gearhead replied to  sharingiscaring999 on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Hahah, just trying to help out. I think this is a brilliant idea, I've just been too lazy to start something myself, so thought I'd ease...
08/05/2019 - 09:30
gearhead replied to  winning101 on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
> also can you find work at a conference thru networking if you dont have years of experience behind you You'll find that folks are a lot...
08/05/2019 - 09:23
gearhead replied to  resisting the urge on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
> standard controls limit recon or identification of high value targets (admins/secops staff, not just managers) _Nothing_ completely...
08/05/2019 - 09:06
gearhead replied to  jk on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
> Wouldn’t the work - money, conditions, opportunities, or prospects - be a million times more important than if they have to wear a suit...
08/05/2019 - 08:54
gearhead replied to  Bid Sniper on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
My apologies to OP for hijacking this. Blockchain tech provides a lot of interesting challenges, and features. For instance immutability...
06/05/2019 - 22:21
gearhead replied to  digitalbargain on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Thanks a ton digitalbargain. Glad you found it interesting. I didn't include specific technologies over and above the core. Cloud security,...
06/05/2019 - 22:16
gearhead replied to  andrek on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
There's one in Perth as well: https://www.meetup.com/SecTalks-Perth/
06/05/2019 - 20:21
gearhead replied to  gearhead on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Forgot to add: If you're in Sydney/Perth, I'd highly recommend attending **SecTalks** and mingling with the folk there. It started off as a...
06/05/2019 - 20:20
gearhead replied to  mousie on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Protip, if you use your corporate phone, its a shit ton more secure. The reason being, it takes a fair bit of jumping through hoops to port...
06/05/2019 - 20:09
gearhead commented on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Again, not OP, but thought I'd help him/her out a bit. :) I see a lot of questions re how to get into security. I'm personally in the...
06/05/2019 - 19:13
gearhead replied to  serpserpserp on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
I think its a very interesting observation. Info-sec tends to attract a lot of neck-beards and socially dysfunctional people. This is...
06/05/2019 - 17:18
gearhead replied to  resisting the urge on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Not OP, but I think I can answer that. Right at the outset, humans are the weakest link. You could be an overly oppressive employer, OR you...
06/05/2019 - 17:08
gearhead replied to  Realtightarse on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
IMHO, pentesting is a fairly intensive career. You're working with ridiculously smart young folk. It pays fairly well (a few years ago,...
06/05/2019 - 16:49
gearhead replied to  cell on [AMA] I Work in Cyber Security for a Big 4 Bank. Ask Me (Almost) Anything!
Password complexity requires a symbol as well. Password01!
06/05/2019 - 16:31
gearhead replied to  tempura on I Need Cheap Haircut in Sydney CBD
> Are you a professional barber IRL? Are you *touched* in the head? Are you on the *spectrum*? Is your *favourite* food, crayon? Do you...
05/05/2019 - 16:59
gearhead replied to  tempura on I Need Cheap Haircut in Sydney CBD
You seem to persist with your moronic "ripostes". > I would like to quote few words from Marcel Marceau which I personally think very...
05/05/2019 - 16:54
gearhead replied to  tempura on I Need Cheap Haircut in Sydney CBD
> There is no way one can do disconnected or surgical line using hair clipper. A proper barber normally use its sharp razor. Hair...
05/05/2019 - 14:52