A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.This week a lot of content from Schneier on Security.
Earlier this month, we learned that someone is disrupting the TrickBot botnet network. Read full story.
What if you could eliminate 95% of cybersecurity exploits by doing one thing better? Would you do it? Social Engineering in its many forms accounts for 95% to 99% of common exploits that cybercriminals use to gain initial access to your information assets. There are two simple security controls that you can put in place that would virtually eliminate the threats caused by social engineering.
Social engineering is the use of ...
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Getting certified in an information technology, networking, cybersecurity, or other professional credential is hard work. Nobody wants to have to do them over. Hopefully you are earning the Continuing Education Units (CEU or CPE) you need to maintain your certification status. Industry certifications are typically good for three years. To keep them in force, every certificate you achieve comes with continuing education ...
Are you pursuing a certification in cybersecurity, information technology, or any other professional certification? Or are you making training arrangements for your employees? Picking a training method that works for you is possibly one of the most important decisions you can make. Today’s article will cover your options, and some of the positives and negatives of the available options.
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Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: September 30, 2020
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Telework Essentials Toolkit, a comprehensive resource of telework best practices. The Toolkit provides three personalized modules for executive leaders, IT professionals, and teleworkers. Each module outlines distinctive security considerations appropriate for their ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.September is a busy time for me, there are a wedding anniversary, and three birthdays in my family in the first week. Then there are a panoply of other special events. At least they are special enough to be recognized in this weblog. Here they are. Please celebrate responsibly. Or not. But have some fun, we all ...
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I am teaching classes for candidates pursuing that pinnacle of cybersecurity certification, the CISSP. The CISSP is a challenging course of study, and the certification exam has always been daunting. When I took the exam in 2016, there were 275 questions and the exam allowed 6 hours for completion.
These days the exam lasts only 3 hours, and has ...
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As it happens I have had a wonderful 20 year career in Information technology and cybersecurity, and the career continues with new adventures. While thinking about my IT career, I came to see it as a succession of steps.
For people just starting an IT or cybersecurity career, especially students in high school and college, your teachers and professors will place a lot of emphasis on planning your career and work ...
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One of the Facebook cybersecurity groups that I follow, Cybersecurity Lounge, is set up to provide ideas and advice to people at the start of their IT career, or who are studying for, or have just passed, a certification. One member of the group told a story of a recent interview he had for an IT job. He was first ...
Today I am continuing the thread I started last week about breaking into information technology and cybersecurity as a career. Let’s begin at the beginning. No matter where you end up in your career, you can expect to start in an entry level position in a repair center, help desk, or desk side support team. To be qualified for this position you need to know how to install, configure, maintain, and ...