Open source IDS: Snort or Suricata? [updated 2021]
Although early types of Network Intrusion Detection Systems go back all the way to the early 1980s, the concept of IDS took off when Martin Roesch created his...
Frank Siemons
Frank Siemons is an Australian security researcher at InfoSec Institute. His trackrecord consists of many years of Systems and Security administration, both in Europe and in Australia.
Currently he holds many certifications such as CISSP and has a Master degree in InfoSys Security at Charles Sturt University. He has a true passion for anything related to pentesting and vulnerability assessment and can be found on au.linkedin.com/in/franksiemons. His Twitter handle is @franksiemons
Cloud Based IDS and IPS Solutions [Updated 2019]
Defense-In-Depth is a term used to describe the practice of creating a multi-layered defense system within a network. Each layer should be covered by one or...
Cybersecurity engineer resume tips
The role of the cybersecurity engineer has been around for decades. During that time, it has evolved dramatically.
First, responsibilities mostly existed...
Cybersecurity analyst resume tips
The role of a security analyst ranges from entry-level positions within a security operations center to senior, specialized roles within incident response...
5 key cloud security use cases
A use case typically describes a situation where and how a system, product or service can be used. This is usually a short list of steps an actor should take...
Deep Packet Inspection in the Cloud
When looking at network traffic in a very simplified way, network packets are made up of headers and data (or code). While the headers are mostly used to direct...
Honeypots in the Cloud
For an organization that has a reasonably complete security posture, including a mature threat intelligence capability, the implementation of a so-called “honeypot”...
Developments Around Cloud TAP Capability
Whether it’s for troubleshooting or for security monitoring purposes, being able to capture network packets from inside a network at strategic points is invaluable....
The Cloud Browser
Discussions around personal privacy are becoming louder and more complicated, while many countries are trying to get a grip on social networks and on the challenges...
Using Google Trends to Analyse the Popularity of IT Security Certifications
If you are someone who likes to think ahead, Google Trends is currently pretty much as close as you can get to predicting the future.
By using this online...