Danielm7 wrote: » Like everything else, it depends on the company. Some might work in an MSSP with too many clients and be running around like an idiot the whole time. Someone else might work in a fully staffed corp where they have lots of time to play with new toys and learn stuff. There are also a ton of specialties within infosec too so it could mean almost anything from compliance to reverse engineering code.
jaguaar wrote: » OK, so what would be considered downtime in a NOC? Slack time or offline time? I am asking this because this word tripped me in answering a question isaca has in cism incident management section. I thought - amount of traffic during typical downtime - meant time when some devices are offline.
jaguaar wrote: » is it the time when the device/ server is offline completely?
UncleB wrote: » I would read it as time when not working on the profession - ie beer time, at the cinema, spending time in romantic dalliances and anything else where 1's and 0's are not the primary focus.