I am honored to be presenting at the 2017 ISSA International Conference, October 9-11 in San Diego, CA. This year’s theme is “Digital Danger Zone.” Please join me for networking, education, and fun.
I will be presenting “Shields Up for WordPress Web Sites and Blogs.” This presentation covers the threat of website hijacking, what an attacker wants to do with your website, ...
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Should you hire a hacker? Recently, the US Department of Defense did just that in their “Hack the Pentagon” event this spring. This event resulted in the discovery of over 200 vulnerabilities that have been remediated, making our Defense network more secure.
The hackers we are recommending would be Certified Ethical Hackers (CEH) or Offensive Security Certified Professionals (OSCP). These are professional cybersecurity practitioners who have received the specialized training ...
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You took the red pill, and now you want to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. You spend a lot of time on computers, and use them for things that your friends think are odd. You are on your third Raspberry Pi project. You are running Linux on at least one computer. Now you want to learn the light and dark arts ...
If you are in high school (or junior high) or college, attracted to technology, and looking for a career with a future, then you should give serious consideration to the field of Cybersecurity. A recent press release from Cybrary reveals the results of its Cyber Security Job Trends Survey for 2016. Cybrary surveyed 435 senior level technology professionals, and the results indicated a pressing need for more skilled ...
I got this announcement yesterday and thought I’d post it here for interested cybersecurity professionals.
The 2016 CISSP Study Group for (ISC)2 “Common Body of Knowledge Examination” is forming with the first session starting Feb 23, 2016. The study group is scheduled to last until June 28.
Background:
The board of directors of both the Minnesota Chapter of ISSA and the Twin Cities Minnesota (ISC)2 Chapter agreed to sponsor a CISSP Study Group. ...