339: Focus On The Job and Learn The Foundational Elements Of Your Field with Adrianus Warmenhoven

<p>In this week’s show, Phil talks to Adrianus Warmenhoven, a Defensive Strategist and Threat Intelligence Manager at NordVPN. He is responsible for getting the most relevant Indicators of Compromise, malware samples and their indicators and mapping out the threat landscape for the company’s customers.</p> <p>He has undertaken security reviews and advised companies on how to deal with active threats and extortion.</p> <p>Adrianus talks about why corporate politics should be avoided in your IT career journey. He also discusses why the basics should be ingrained at the outset of your IT career journey.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>Don’t play the game of corporate politics. Focus on the job, what it gives to you in terms of satisfaction, and become the best in your field.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>There are no singular “worst moments” – only a general string of challenges that all add up to learnings that we can take and move forward with.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>A company for which Adrianus was working was expanding into Africa. It was a more primitive time in terms of technology, and Adrianus was asked to head this innovation. It was extraordinarily challenging, but through hard work it was made possible.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T</strong></p> <p>There are countless facets to IT, with so many differing sectors that branch out into all corners of life, embracing so many different pursuits.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE REVEAL</strong></p> <p><strong>What first attracted you to a career in I.T.?</strong> – Computers and their possibilities</p> <p><strong>What’s the best career advice you received?</strong> – Always listen to, and try to understand others.</p> <p><strong>What’s the worst career advice you received?</strong> – Just to blindly follow the rules.</p> <p><strong>What would you do if you started your career now?</strong> – I w