Kurt Ellzey

Kurt Ellzey has worked in IT for the past 12 years, with a specialization in Information Security. During that time, he has covered a broad swath of IT tasks from system administration to application development and beyond. He has contributed to a book published in 2013 entitled "Security 3.0" which is currently available on Amazon and other retailers.

Cybersecurity engineer

Security engineer certifications

It may be a bit counterintuitive to say this, but cybersecurity engineers, also known as security engineers, are not the only people looking for or needing c

SOC analyst

Cybersecurity analyst (SOC analyst) interview questions and answers

Here are some questions that SOC analysts may face during interviews, with explanations of why these issues are as important as they are.

MITRE ATT&CK™

How to use MITRE ATT&CK Navigator: A step-by-step guide

Learn how to use the MITRE ATT&CK Navigator and showcase this data in formats that can be useful in multiple scenarios.

ISACA CRISC

Top 10 CRISC Interview Questions [updated 2021]

Pursuing a career with your CRISC certification? Prep for CRISC interviews with these 10 tips.

Insider threat

Homeland Security's Cyber Talent Management System (CTMS)

Find out all you need to know about the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Talent Management System.

Management, compliance & auditing

Building your FedRAMP certification and compliance team

How to build a FedRAMP certification and compliance team at your company.

Vulnerabilities

Top 30 most exploited software vulnerabilities being used today

Learn more about the 30 exploits most often used in 2020 and 2021.

NIST Cyber Security Framework

How to mitigate IoT attacks using manufacturer usage description (MUD)

IoT devices can effectively be black boxes on our network, capable of launching attacks against ourselves or others. The new NIST MUD standard can help lock them down.