Security+: Earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs) [updated 2021]
What are Continuing Education Units (CEU) and why do you need them? The title provides the definition but their raison d'être is an entirely different matter....
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CySA+: Why become certified and what to expect from certification [updated 2021]
Although the complexity of cyberattacks continues to escalate, the human factor is still one of the most important elements in the protection of information...
Developing security talent and teams: A roundtable discussion
During the Infosec Inspire Cyber Skills Summit, we had the chance to gain valuable insights on developing talent from a panel of leading cybersecurity professionals....
Linux security and APTs: Identifying threats and reducing risk
Think your Linux system is immune to malware? Well, think again. Advanced attack groups have sophisticated PHP rootkits, web shells, exploit code and backdoors...
Unpatched address bar spoofing vulnerability impacts major mobile browsers
A number of web browsers have been affected by an address bar spoofing vulnerability that could lead to malware infections and successful spearphishing attempts....
Infosec Skills author teaches people-process-technology approach for “secure software development”
"Technology is as good as the processes implemented around it, and processes are as good as the people who execute them, so never stop learning, "John said....
Infosec Skills author Joseph South found “love at first sight” in cybersecurity
"I'm not teaching you different theories of how you would penetrate a network based on some book written by someone that hasn't done it in 10 years," he said. "I'm teaching you things that I did last week at work that are working." ...
Hack the Box (HTB) machine walkthrough series: Vault
Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines, as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine named...
Close Your Skills Gap: Putting the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to Work
If you’re looking for a blueprint that classifies, manages and explains cybersecurity work, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has...
FBI releases Rana Intelligence Computing indicators of compromise (IOCs)
The FBI’s Cyber Division recently disclosed that Iran’s intelligence agency is employing nation-state actors and a front company, Rana Intelligence Computing,...