In some companies, the IT guy is expected to be a jack of all trades, tackling jobs from security to systems administration and everything in between. The problem is, not all IT workers are alike, and they don't all have the same qualifications. This humorous infographic from IT operations management company ORSYP looks at some of the common stereotypes and misconceptions that tend to plague IT employees. Of course, it doesn't fail to point out the way IT personnel stereotype their less tech-savvy peers!
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- 2 | Reverse Brute-Force Attack
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- 4 | Code Injection
- 5 | SQL Injection
- 6 | The Growing Cybersecurity War on the Healthcare Industry
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Cybersecurity Prospects: What is the Future of Cybersecurity?
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