There are many different ways to go about studying for and passing a certification exam. Not every method will work for all people. Here are some techniques that I have used to prepare for, pass, and maintain my professional certifications.
Why Certify? – There is no denying that experience is the best teacher, and time on the job is one of the major criteria used ...
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The Internet Archive is an organization whose self-proclaimed task is to save a copy of everything on the Internet – forever. If you want to see what a website looked like and the content it contained at a certain point in historical time, you can use the Wayback Machine to find it. The Internet Archive is currently adding 4 petabytes (4 million gigabytes) per year to its treasure trove.
The Internet ...
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So you think you want to be a cybersecurity professional? Or maybe you know (or are) a middle school (that’s right, start ’em young), high school, or college student who is looking at cybersec as a career path. What personality characteristics would you need to be successful? What drives, motivates, and challenges a cybersecurity professional? Just what kind of wingnut ...
I will be giving this presentation for the first time a Joule. If you are curious about the Dark Web and would like to see what it is all about, sign up for this presentation here.
George Latimer Central Library – Nicholson WIN Center 3rd Floor
90 W 4th Street Saint Paul, MN 55102
Often it seems that security policies are designed with the assumption that average computer users are ID10Ts (idiot users). Related terms such as PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair), PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer), IBM error (Idiot Behind Machine error) and other similar phrases illustrate the dark side of our interactions with our users. Sometimes we allow ...
There are members of the cybersecurity profession who say that Cybersecurity Awareness Training is a waste of time and money, because the average computer user just doesn’t care or can’t retain technical information. To them, I repeat a quote from Eppie Lederer aka Ann Landers – “If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.” I firmly believe that one of the best returns on investment in the cybersecurity realm is Cybersecurity Awareness Training for your employees.
You and your employees are ...
Continue Reading →We are a big proponent of cybersecurity awareness training for your employees. Humans are always the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, so enlisting your employees in the fight against cyber-attacks has to begin with some basic training, and ideally continue with periodic refreshers, and activities like phishing simulation exercises.
Today’s infographic is a guest post by security training firm Everycloud Technologies.
In our last post we looked at a great way to set up a pen-testing lab. Fortunately, the quandary over finding a safe place to practice your pen-testing skills has led to the creation of dozens of hacker-friendly learning sites. Several have been provided by OWASP, and there are other contributors out there with multiple sites. Here are a bunch of good ...
I have been fortunate to have had time to pursue a couple of information technology certifications recently. I have added CompTIA’s Network+ and CASP (Certified Advanced Security Professional), and I am working on the brand new CompTIA Pentest+. The certification is so new there are no text books yet, and the exam was just released on July 31. I have been taking ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The file type used by Windows 10’s settings page can be used to trick Windows into running files it’s supposed to block.
87% of companies experienced ...
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