As you are studying for the CISSP, CASP+, or Security+, you will come across these two important NIST frameworks. They seem the same, but they are not.
If you are deploying one or both of these frameworks in your organization, understanding the difference between them is even more important.
Today we are republishing an article by Rick Tracy. Rick Tracy is the senior vice president ...
Continue Reading →I know I’ve been feeling a little more desperate lately. Not sure if it is comforting or not, but the World’s End is only about five miles from my cabin.
Here are some other Apocalyptic signs.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.An alleged hacker’s bail hearing held online via Zoom with screen sharing enabled… what could possibly go wrong? Well, damn near everything as it turns out. Maybe IT needs to help these judges learn how Zoom works?
Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: Ionos Email Credentials Phish
Chef’s Special: Zoom Meeting Phishing Attacks
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 ...
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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 ...
One of the persistent questions I am asked, as an instructor, is a variation of: “Every job I apply for wants experience, how do I get experience without a job?” The flip side of that question comes from IT managers, and sounds like: “We see too many candidates with computer degrees that lack any hands on computer experience or working knowledge of computers or networking.”
The problem is most college degree ...
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