The Schellman Blog

When you’re applying for a new job, you have your reasons—whether it’s to find a new challenge or to escape a toxic workplace, you want to trust that somewhere else will be better for you and your career. But when you’re sending off applications, it’s hard to know what you might be getting yourself into—most times, you won’t know until you’ve signed your new employment contract and are in (a new set) of weeds.

If you’ve ever tried to learn another language, you know that it’s incredibly difficult to just jump in—self-instruction can be difficult, disorganized, and overwhelming. It’s helpful, when setting off on this ambitious endeavor, to engage with a helpful tool that features a more structured approach with instruction on specific concepts. Let’s face it—if there’s something out there that can simplify complex ideas, it just makes sense to take advantage of it.

Ever moved somewhere new? It’s a big life change, and of course, it’s important you pack all your belongings and get them moved to your new spot. But it’s not just your stuff that you need to account for—you’ll also be looking for a new local doctor to trust with your medical history, a new mechanic to trust with your car, etc.

Ever watched a personal trainer conduct a workout on social media? Throwing up weights like they’re nothing or repping for what seems like hours before a water break—they make it look so easy. So much so that many people watching leap up to join them, only to realize that, no it’s not that easy, and these trainers operate at the level they do thanks to their dedication and massive, invested effort.

These days, everyone understands how important it is to have health insurance. Many may even think of it as a safety net that will prevent the worst—after all, that’s what insurance is for, right?

When conducting a web application penetration test, cross-site scripting (XSS) is one of the most common vulnerabilities identified by testers—it stems from an application’s lack of sanitization when certain characters are rendered from user-controlled input.

According to a recent ISO survey, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 (ISO 20000-1) saw a 50% increase in worldwide certificates year over year. But when you think about ISO certifications, you likely think of the incredibly popular ISO 27001 standard or the new AI management standard, ISO 42001—not ISO 20000-1. So, why has the standard seemingly, suddenly shot to more prominence?

Consider sugar and salt—both are “spices” of a kind, and since they’re both often in the form of fine white grain, they look similar as well. So similar in fact, you might mistakenly switch one in for the other, setting yourself up for quite the surprise at first bite.