Hi Adrian,
I have two separate desks, one for personal, one for work only. There is a
strict separation where no work papers or other things are ever mixed with
personal in the same space. I have my desk in the same room unlike many folks,
but have even taken the effort in the last year to move my work desk away from
the window, so It now faces a blank wall. I have two separate desk chairs. I
have meaningful work related items on the wall such as phone list, org chart,
calendar, etc. Getting up and fully dressed for the day with shoes on and
everything helps me get focused. If you wear sweat pants and a tshirt, it
might be tempting to crash on the couch with your laptop. No TV in the office,
video conference as much as possible. Be sure to take a lunch break, as I find
it easy to work right through lunch, especially if working on a pen test or
something else "fun". Segment work computers from home computers...My employer
doesn't allow personal
devices on the corporate network, so the same should hold true at home, so
personal devices can't see your work devices that likely VPN in...I also keep
separate filing cabinets like others have mentioned. I also have my infosec
books on a bookshelf near my work desk for reference, and all personal books in
a different location. Having bright lights also helps me, as a dimly lit work
area sometimes makes me sleepy, or not be focused. At the same time, I have a
wooden chair from my kitchen table, and using it versus a padded desk chair now
and then gives me a good upright posture while working, and seems to keep me
better focused and on task. It seems like lots of little things here and
there, but lighting, chairs, and "separation of duties" has been what has
worked for me.
Scott
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From: Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]>
To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:14 PM
Subject: [Pauldotcom] Vaguely Security Related: Telecommuter Advice
Ok, this is so vaguely infosec related I almost hesitate to bring it up. Many
pen-testers/security folks seem to work from home/telecommute, more so than any
other field I personally know. I'd love to get folk's thoughts on how they
carry on that lifestyle. A few breakout questions:
1. How do you stay productive enough so you are still of value to your employer?
2. Do you feel isolated at home, and what do you do for a social life?
3. Any tips on separation of home life and work life?
4. Anything else you think an infosec telecommuter should think about?
How do thing work for you?
Thanks,
Adrian
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"The ability to Google can be a serviceable substitute for technical
knowledge." ~ Adrian D. Crenshaw
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