Having trouble finding a job in Information Technology or Cybersecurity? You may be doing it wrong. Once you have a fully developed LinkedIn profile, jobs should be finding you.
Having a well developed profile on social network sites seems like a hassle, and if you are avoiding the social scene, LinkedIn needs to be an exception. Especially if you are sending resumes to jobs ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources. Insider threat edition.Insider threats are not viewed as seriously as external threats, like a cyber attack. But when companies had an insider threat, in general, they were much more costly than external incidents… The insider that is smart often has the right skills to hide the crime, sometimes forever.
— Dr. Larry Ponemon, on the impact ...
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Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: Google Search Fails Again
Chef’s Special: Sophos Phishing Top Ten
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide ...
Continue Reading →There is a meme going around that is amazing and suspicious. Basically, if you open Google and search on ANY 3 digit number plus the words “new cases” (246 new cases, for example) Google will always be able to find a search result. I’ve seen this on Facebook, and tried it out myself, and it appears to work every time. This is a little weird. Now I’ve searched YouTube for this and similar videos. This one is 5 minutes 18 ...
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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 ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The U.S. Department of Justice just filed federal charges against Uber’s former CSO for allegedly covering up a company data breach and bribing hackers to stay silent about the attack. Joseph Sullivan was CSO when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was investigating ...
Continue Reading →Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: FedEx Delivery Phish
Chef’s Special: Lazarus Spear Phishing
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide a warning, examples of ...
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Do you find your cybersecurity career is limited by your inability to program? Few of the cybersecurity professionals I know personally know how to program, with the exception of those who work in a programming environment. If you are considering learning to program, what languages are best for a cybersecurity career? Do you need more than one? Where is the best place to start?
Prepare by setting up a couple practice ...
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