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Professional Scientists of Lemmy: What is your field of study's, most complex unanswered question? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 69 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

I'm an IT auditor. "What the fuck?" is the main question, we ask it daily

[–] yetanothersuperhero@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I work in IT and haven't had to go through an audit yet knocks wood

Any war stories you can share?

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Mostly cybersecurity strugles. If you invest millons in a castle with a gigantic lock and a pit full of piranas, would you leave the service entrance open and give everyone in town the key? Yeah, more commom than not.

But an IT audit is only necessary if your company goes public or is the owner wants it, maybe if you are a tech company.

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