The CISSP exam is changing on May 1, 2021. The changes are covering technology updates for the most part. The official word from (ISC)2 is that the changes are minor, and if you have the industry experience required, and have adequately prepared for the current exam, you should be ready for the May 1 changes. Also, many of the ...
Attending a CISSP certification bootcamp should be the final step in your preparation for taking and passing this highly sought and often required cybersecurity certification exam. How should you prepare for the bootcamp itself?
I teach about three CISSP bootcamps a month. A bootcamp is a full time, eight hour per day, 5 or 6 day exam cram experience. It is drinking from ...
Continue Reading →
As an instructor for the CompTIA CySA+ CS0-002 exam, I like to receive feedback from students who have taken the test, and I collect those comments here, for other students to use a preparatory material. I have done this previously for the CISSP exam. This one is dedicated to the Cybersecurity Analyst certification.
First, there is a great CompTIA certification ...
Continue Reading →
We all love smart and quick ways to get things done in Windows. Yep, that’s right – the Windows 10 run command can be a very powerful tool, genuinely. In this article I will show you the top 12 Run commands for Windows 10 in order to make your life easier.
But please, take note: Using keyboard shortcut combinations Windows ...
Continue Reading →Although I am featuring the CISSP logo in this article, the information that follows could be useful for students pursuing a number of cybersecurity certifications (CASP+, CySA+), as well as IT fundaments courses such as the CompTIA A+
This article is the result of a longer email string that passed between one of my students and me. It has ...
Continue Reading →A truly hilarious cartoon from my uncle Ron.
“when the teacher is ready, the student will appear.”
Continue Reading →
As an instructor, I teach a number of different cybersecurity courses, and one of them is CompTIA’s CySA+. If you are pursuing this certification, there are a few things to know about preparing for, taking, and passing the exam. As I did for the CISSP exam, I am going to let the people who recently took and passed ...
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 ...
Continue Reading →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 ...