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You’ll find official announcements and other news and stories from the team and our friends in the cyber security industry. The product is evolving at a rapid pace, check back for product updates.
VoIPhreaking: Phone Phreaking for the 21st Century
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Voice over IP, or VoIP, is an internet technology that relies on online infrastructure to make phone calls. Techniques developed during the frontier days of hacking, phone phreaking, are becoming relevant through VoIP networks. Mobile devices, smart ...
Understanding and Preventing Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
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Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) are a new type of threat that developed out of standard hacking techniques. APTs are composed of multiple attacks, infiltration, and malware installations through one or many organizations. They are often large in s ...
Most Frequently Used Mobile Hacking Techniques
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Mobile hacking is a versatile field that is on the rise, but how do malicious hackers and cybersecurity professionals approach the subject? This section explores the main techniques for the exfiltration of personally identifying information from mob ...
The Development of Infrastructure Attacks
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Hacking and cybersecurity incidents can take on a character of great variation. Anything from a simple prank to a widespread shutdown of essential services is considered “hacking”. The field of cybersecurity can cover a very broad spectrum of ac ...
Mobile Deauthentication Attacks
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TL;DR: Deauthentication attacks have been around for a long time, and new techniques for altering wireless network connections have developed around new technologies. Mobile apps with working de-authentication protocols are easily accessible on the ...
Pricing a Vulnerability Assessment
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Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment are an essential step in securing an organization’s communications networks. In some cases, such as hospitals and other public facilities, vulnerability assessments are required by law. How much can ...
Notorious Hacking Groups of the 21st Century
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TL;DR: Coordinated hacking groups carry out some of the most visible attacks in the cybersecurity industry. No matter their motivations, hacking groups can gain notoriety and exposure from their works. This section looks at some of the most notoriou ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Kitt Parker
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Fun Facts About Kitt! What course do you teach? Introduction to SQL What is an interesting fact about you? I enjoy building personal computers and servers with hardware pieces. I then overclock them to push their limits. Your favorite food ...
Current Threats in Ransomware
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Ransomware “Growth” Ransomware attacks have gained prominence in recent times, and industries and governments across the world have implemented policies and advisories to counter the threat. The attack involves a malicious program that holds use ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Abdulrahman Alnaim
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Fun Facts About Abdulrahman! What course do you teach? Cybersecurity Kill Chain™ What is an interesting fact about you? I love and enjoy the marine life and stay close to it as much as I can. For that reason I picked scubadiving to be a ho ...
Securing Your Network against Passive Reconnaissance
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Passive reconnaissance is an important tool for penetration testing and the beginning point of many data breaches. The process involves gathering available public information that could be used to compromise the organization. This section explores pa ...
Hitting Revenue Goals: The ROI for Your Team’s Training
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Updated October 2019 It is important to provide training for organization members to help achieve revenue goals, with a positive return on investment (ROI) for the team’s training. The revenue goals are important for an organization because it dri ...
Why Training is Important for Every Organization
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Updated October 2019 Training your employees is extremely important for any type of organization. It does cost time and money – however, it can cost an organization up to three times an employee’s salary to lose them in the first year due to ...
Top Cyber Security Threats for 2019: Shadow IT
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Shadow IT is a cybersecurity innovation and a natural product of cloud computing services. While shadow IT networks can pose a serious security risk, they can also provide benefits in organizational efficiency. This section explores the concepts and ...
Top Cyber Security Threats for 2019: Cryptojacking
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Cryptojacking is an attack used to illicitly generate cryptocurrency. Coin mining clients are installed covertly on target devices and run as a hidden background process. Preventing cryptojacking means securing network communications and performing ...
IT Certifications for Cybersecurity Professionals: Part 2
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TL;DR: IT certifications are absolutely necessary for many positions in the cybersecurity industry. This section further explores some of the most valuable IT certifications for cybersecurity professionals. The certifications detailed below can be fo ...
IT Certifications for Cybersecurity Professionals: PMP, CCDA, CEH & CRISC
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There are many IT certifications that can be applied in a direct or general way towards positions in cybersecurity. General certifications like Project Management Professional certification can qualify candidates for a wide variety of positions and s ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Steve Dance
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Fun Facts About Steve! What course do you teach? Creating effective User Awareness Training What is an interesting fact about you? PADI qualified open water diver Your favorite food? Most of it! Can we connect with you on social? Twitter ...
Google Hacking Techniques for 2019
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Google has been a powerful tool in the cybersecurity industry for a long time. Specialized searches can be used to gather information that is publicly available, but searches can also be used to compromise security systems. Many technologies, inclu ...
Finance and Cyber: How Spending and Growth Work in Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity solutions are an alluring product for many organizations with important digital assets and controls to protect. For many organizations both public and private, cybersecurity spending is required by standards laws. This drives the dema ...
Wireless Access Points – Info Gathering and Impersonation
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PII Gathering A false access point, or fake WAP, is a passive information-gathering technique used by malicious hackers and cybersecurity professionals. The basic idea is a wireless access point that is designed to lure users and collect data or ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Natasha Staples
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Fun Facts About Natasha: What courses do you teach? Introduction to Splunk What is an interesting fact about you? I have two spice cupboards. Your favorite food? Stuffed grape leaves Can we connect with you on social? Twitter: @purplehype ...
Cybrary and CSFI Announce Strategic Alliance to Expand Training and Career Guidance Offerings to Cyber Warfare Professionals
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The DC-based non-profit’s strategic alliance will provide CSFI members access to the web’s largest cybersecurity training and career development platform College Park, MD – April 15, 2019 – The Cybersecurity Forum Initiative (CSFI) ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Ian Loe
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Fun Facts About Ian: What course do you teach? Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Architecture What is an interesting fact about you? I love to cook and also create cooking videos on youtube. I am also an active scuba instructor. Your favorite ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Trent Darrow
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Fun Facts About Trent: What courses do you teach? GNS3 and CCNA ICND1 What is an interesting fact about you? I enjoy rocking out to metal music and driving my Focus ST around (not fast…) Your favorite food? Bacon-wrapped Venison backst ...
Get to Know Your Instructor: Kathryn Mclver
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Fun Facts About Kathryn: What course do you teach? Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt What is an interesting fact about you? When I am not reading volumes of studies and trying to make my subjects fun, I am a ballroom dancer- sequins and princess dr ...
Get To Know Your Instructor: Tim Stover
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Fun Facts About Tim: What course do you teach? Guide to the Tor Browser What is an interesting fact about you? Along with cybersecurity, I have experience and love for film production, Batman, and Spawn! Your favorite food? I am not a picky ...
Get To Know Your Instructors: Cristi Vlad
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Fun Facts About Cristi: What course do you teach? Ethical Hacking Tools with Python What is an interesting fact about you? I like to play multiple sports: soccer, swimming, kick-boxing, weight-lifting, crossfit, jogging and sprinting are only ...
Self Development in Cybersecurity
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Seeking Work in Cybersecurity Self-development is a crucial component of the careers of many cybersecurity professionals. For many, self-development is the beginning and foundation of their careers. Certification courses provide opportunities for ...
Top Cyber Security Threats for 2019
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Phishing Attacks Phishing, as in “phishing for phools”, is a cybersecurity approach that has been around for a long time. However, new defenses and security techniques have forced phishing to evolve. The proliferation of information provides a ...
The ITIL Effect: Is this certification still worth it?
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Is This Service Certification Still Worth It? Certifications offer a dual benefit for IT professionals with improved career opportunities and increased compensation. Organizations also come out ahead since highly-skilled, well-trained technology staf ...
Today’s Top Career Options for Cyber Professionals
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Cybersecurity professionals have many unique career opportunities, and the positions and terminology change as the industry evolves. Let’s take a look at some of the career options available today to professionals in cybersecurity. Information S ...
Workforce Development: How Companies Train Their Employees
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Put the “Work” in Workforce How does a company train its employees? Current employees and new hires often undergo a training process to give them the skills needed to fulfill their role. The landscape of cybersecurity is growing increasingly c ...
Preparing Against Social Engineering
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Security Awareness is Cybersecurity Social engineering is a cybersecurity approach that affects individuals and organizations both public and private. Bypassing the technical aspect of hacking, social engineering relies on convincing an individual ...
PMP Certifications, Are They Worth It?
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What Other Jobs/Industries Use PMPs? Project management professional (PMP) certification is an invaluable asset for many project managers in virtually any field. The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit that handles PMP certification a ...
Get To Know Your Instructors: Victor Pearson
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Fun Facts About Victor: What course do you teach? Guide to Passing PMI/PMP Certification Exam What is an interesting fact about you? I am a general aviation pilot and if you watch my courses, you may see pictures of me flying. Your favorite f ...
Kali Linux Around the World
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What is Kali Linux? As we explored in previous sections, Kali Linux is an open source operating system based on Debian Linux. The operating system is designed specifically for penetration testing and other cybersecurity tasks, and it comes equippe ...
Understanding Data Integrity
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What is data integrity and why is it so important? Data integrity is about protecting your data against manipulation, harmful maintenance practices, or unwanted modifications. It is crucial for applications and services that require accurate, prote ...
Get to Know Your Instructors: Howard Pincham
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Fun Facts About Howard What course are you teaching? Installing and Configuring Windows 10 What’s your favorite food? Tater Tots (don’t tell my wife) An interesting fact about you: I used to drive trucks during my college years. I kep ...
I’m PMP Certified. What’s Next?
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So, you are PMP certified. What’s the next step? Aside from applying to a PMP certified position, you will need to periodically renew your credentials and attend professional development units. As it turns out, there are some recurring costs and te ...
Getting Certified? Why PMP Training is Good for Everyone
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The Cost of PMP Training Project management professional (PMP) certification is one of the most sought-after designations across industries and geographies. Why? Because companies recognize the need for project management leaders capable of handlin ...
The Cost of CISSP Training for Practitioners and Businesses
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The Cost of CISSP Training Certifications offer value for IT professionals. The industry is running short on highly-skilled technology staff, forcing companies to reconsider their priorities and ensure they’re hiring the best fit for long-term RO ...
Learning Kali Linux: Courses, Practice, and Other Resources
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The Cost to Learn Kali Linux Information security professionals are in demand. As noted by Forbes, companies are struggling to fill 40,000 infosec jobs every year — so it’s no surprise that average salaries have been steadily climbing and compa ...
The Cost to Learn Computer Forensics
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The Cost to Learn Computer Forensics (CHFI) Digital risks are on the rise. Companies face multiple challenges across IT environments including malicious outside attacks, insider threats and the emergence of new software and hardware vulnerabilities ...
The Cybersecurity Workforce Gap: Growth Challenges and Solutions
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Many businesses and organizations have been adapting to the rapid pace of information technology and cybersecurity. These advancements create new opportunities as well as security risks for the organizations that use them. As a result of these chan ...
Free Kali Linux Training & Tools
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Kali Linux is a free and open source Debian-based operating system. The operating system comes equipped with many powerful cybersecurity tools, many of which are free and open source as well. Many cybersecurity professionals rely on Kali Linux for ...
Cybersecurity Degrees: The Pros + Cons Explained
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As with nearly everything in life, there are pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages, positives and negatives, etc.), but what side is more effective in helping someone make a decision? The facts There are many degree programs and educational ...
Network Attacks: Entrenchment & Exfiltration
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SSH, Telnet, Exfiltration, and Whoami? For many cybersecurity professionals, simply compromising a network may only be the first step in an attack. It may require a great technical effort to gain undetected access to a network, but entrenchment in ...
Computer Forensics Jobs: How to get a job, and what you should know
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How does one find work in computer forensics? What types of organizations offer work in the field? What certifications and qualifications do they require? In this section, explore the necessary steps towards acquiring a job in computer forensics. ...
Computer Forensics Jobs: Is it really that difficult to enter the field?
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Finding work and getting certified in computer forensics is not as difficult as one might think. Even without a background in programming or cybersecurity, it is still possible to acquire the skills necessary to carry out computer forensics. It’ ...
Data Privacy Day 2019: How to Stay #PrivacyAware
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You know all about privacy settings; from personal settings on your social media accounts to how to keep your passwords [you know, the ones you’ve written down and stuck to the bottom of your keyboard] hidden. But do you know the importance of ...
Securing Critical Data with Traditional Media
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Advancements in information technology have greatly accelerated the pace of communications and by extension, the way people interact with each other. Outside of the digital divide, virtually anyone can be reached through some system of digital co ...
Computer Forensics Jobs: Are there jobs available?
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Long story short, there is work available in computer forensics for a variety of different cybersecurity roles. But you want more info than that, right? Get ready… It’s all in the Science Forensic science is constantly developing and c ...
Building Botnets with VPS and Virtualization
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A botnet is a network of devices running automated tasks as “bots”. Bots can carry out any type of complex task at high speeds indefinitely. Often times a botnet is used to carry out many tasks at once or simulate the activity of network user ...
IT in the C-Suite, Part 2: Becoming a CISO
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C-suites are making room for chief information security officers. This security-focused executive position is gaining ground as enterprises look for ways to safeguard networks and services without compromising their bottom line. As noted by CBR, the ...
How Haaz Skipped the Entry-Level Job and Shattered the “No Experience” Barrier
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Haaz is an Insider Pro member who used Cybrary to successfully change career fields. Prior to Cybrary, Haaz encountered many adversities when applying to entry-level jobs with little to no experience. Cybrary’s online learning community gave Haaz ...
All •Cybrary LIVE courses are FREE to attend Monday 12/10 and Tuesday 12/11
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Monday and Tuesday, December 10th and 11th, we are offering •Cybrary LIVE courses FREE to all users! For these two days only, you can attend any live course to experience the power of the unlimited access Insider Pro and Enterprise member ...
Balancing Network Risk and Cost by Scale
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It is not always an easy task determining which approach and what amount of resources are necessary to secure networks from cyber attacks. Protecting important information is essential when resources are at risk, but there are wasteful approaches ...
LAN Turtles and Hardware-Based Network Reconnaissance
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There are a countless number of ways to monitor a network, and often times this means gathering target information and using software to perform reconnaissance. The software is used in acquiring a host target within an organization, extracting inf ...
Success Series: 20% Pay Raise. 2 Cybersec Masters Programs Offers. 1 Determined IT coordinator.
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Nuno Filipe Romão Pereira lives in Portugal and works in Lisbon as a System Administrator and IT department Technical Coordinator. After a few months as a Cybrary Insider Pro, he experienced some amazing results from his career development studies ...
IT in the C-Suite, Part 1: What is a CISO?
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IT in the C-Suite, Part I: What is a Chief Information Security Officer? Technology equals opportunity for enterprises: The opportunity to attract new customers, increase efficiency and drive greater revenues. The problem? Technology also presents an ...
New to Cybrary: Joe Perry
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New to Cybrary: Joseph Perry One of the newest members to the Cybrary team is Joseph Perry. You may have already seen his Python for Security Professionals course, but we want to introduce you to the SME behind the course and why Joe is an important ...
Is your cell phone under surveillance?
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Cellphones have become a ubiquitous influence in many individuals’ lives. And although every cell phone owner walks around with a device in their pocket – or in hand – that is capable of tracking their location and transmitting a wide r ...
Career Change From Military Logistician to I.T. Specialist – Success Series
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Justin B. is an Insider Pro member who chose to make a change in his career path, and made it happen with his own motivation, determination, and ambition. Here’s his success story, in his own words: Where to start, it has been a crazy y ...
Task Automations on MacOS – AppleScript
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AppleScript (AS) is not a name frequently used in cybersecurity. This specific language is based on JavaScript and is used exclusively for automation tasks within the Mac OS. AppleScript can be used to move and click a mouse, enter text, resize windo ...
New to Cybrary: Ken Underhill, Master Instructor
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New to Cybrary: Ken Underhill, Master Instructor One of the newest members to the Cybrary team is Ken Underhill, CEH, CHFI. You may have already seen his new Ethical Hacking course which launched a few weeks ago, but we want to introduce you to the S ...
“I smell a rat!” – AhMyth, not a Myth
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Remote access trojans and remote administration tools were originally developed to access, surveil, and control traditional computing devices like laptops and desktop computers. However, these tools have naturally evolved to work with more modern co ...
MCSA or Network+ — Which Offers the Biggest Benefit?
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MCSA or Network+ is on the list of the most asked questions in Cybersecurity. Depending on the path you choose, or job you’re interested in, the answer of which offers the best benefits might surprise you. Let’s dig in, shall we? The IT ...
Cyber Security Hardware Tools
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When learning about modern cybersecurity tools and techniques there is often an emphasis placed on software tools and programs used to gather information, compromise devices, and gain access to restricted features and functions. However, there exists ...
Certification Showdown: MCSA vs CCNA
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Certification Showdown: MCSA vs CCNA, Who Wins? IT budgets are on the rise as companies look to bolster technology teams and drive business outcomes. As noted by ZDNet, predicted budgets for 2019 are on-track for 10 percent increases over this year ...
Successful Security isn’t from Tools – Here’s Why!
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The Opportunity for Successful Security Lies In Automation And Consolidation, Not More Tools In July 2018, Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to carry out a study on endpoint and network security strategies. Forrester spoke with 115 IT decision ...
Solving Security Problems: Are Hodgepodge Solutions the Answer?
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Firms Throw a Hodgepodge of Solutions at Security Problems In July 2018, Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to carry out a study on endpoint and network security strategies. Forrester spoke with 115 IT decision makers, and published the results ...
Reconnaissance and Surveillance: Keyloggers
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An important tool for reconnaissance and surveillance, the keylogger is a program that records keystrokes on a device and maps them to a log. By reviewing this log, one can collect a wide range of useful and important information. As users enter thei ...
Overconfidence Leaves Firms Exposed to Security Risk
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In July 2018, Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to carry out a study on endpoint and network security strategies. Forrester spoke with 115 IT decision makers, and published the results as a Forrester Opportunity Snapshot titled “Don’t Just ...
Making the Case for Virtualization
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Virtual Value — The Business Case for Virtualization Management The market for virtualization is growing: Recent predictions suggest steady growth in the data virtualization market over the next four years to more than four billion dollars, even as ...
Cloud Computing and Virtualization
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Building Blocks: The Virtual Foundation of Effective Cloud Deployments Cloud computing is everywhere. From business networks to social services to the burgeoning IoT market, this former tech outlier is the now the go-to option for companies looking ...
CISM Certification: What’s the Benefit, and Why Does it Matter?
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Get CISM Certified: The benefits and meaning There aren’t enough information security professionals to go around. That’s the word from a recent ISACA report, which found that 60 percent of organizations had open security positions which took on ...
Notable Malware Attacks and Security Vulnerabilities
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Computer and Internet technologies have gone through amazing trends and developments that have always made headlines in the news since they’ve been around over the past several decades. With the way that these technologies have made everyday tasks ...
Done for You: Comprehensive Collection of Pentesting Content
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Pentesting students on Cybrary are busy (as are all Cybrarians). Every day, there’s so much to do and learn! So, I took a little time (okay, a lot of time) to search the mysterious corners of the Cybrary site to put together this collection of pent ...
CISM Training: Specific Use Cases
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CISM Training: Specific Use Cases Data breaches are getting worse. As noted by The Spectator, recent data suggests more than 140 million records are lost or stolen every month, while worldwide losses due to attacks such as business email compromise ( ...
What is Multi-Factor Authentication?
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Passwords used to be the be-all and end-all of account protection. As long as your password was long enough, unique enough, and complicated enough with a good mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols, it was practically crack-proof. ...
ITIL Certification: Your Path to High Paying Jobs
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The Industry & The Problem: In the dynamic and rapidly changing IT industry, if you do not upgrade your skills regularly you would soon become irrelevant to your organization, or even to the industry as a whole. There is a huge demand for many c ...
Moving Up: How to Become an Intermediate SOC Analyst
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If you’ve worked as an entry-level SOC Analyst, you’ve likely performed many of the following tasks in this jack-of-all-trades cyber position: Provide threat analysis and security logs for security devices Analyze and respond to hardware and s ...
Navigating a Security Wasteland: Cloud Security
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Vol.3 Navigating a Security Wasteland: Cloud Security Cybersecurity has grown into a never-ending war between cyber thieves and their victims. These cyber thieves exploit network and user vulnerabilities to steal valuable information or cripple organ ...
Zero to Employed in 3 Months – Success Series
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This success story takes you on Gabrielle’s Cybrary Insider Pro’s journey. She had no experience, decided to change industries, and eventually became a Security Analyst at one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms. The Jo ...
Should You Become a Cyber Security Engineer?
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These days, many people are asking themselves whether they should become cyber security engineers. As cyber jobs increase exponentially and thousands of cyber positions remain open, it’s a good time to ask this question. In this p ...
Bluetooth Security Risks
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If you’re a heavy Bluetooth user, then you’re more than familiar with how much easier it makes everyday life. It’s pretty much a multi-task facilitator. With this technology, you can make hands-free phone calls while driving, allowing you to wa ...
Web Designer, Web Developer, UX Designer, and UI Designer: What’s the Difference?
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The Web has done a lot to transform the way we live over the years. It has changed the way that we work and communicate. Although many businesses still work with data in a hard-copy form, much of it is stored in online databases, with employees at va ...
Interview Guide: Network Engineer
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Architecting Success: The Network Engineer Interview Network engineers are in high demand as companies push for faster, more comprehensive digital transformation across all aspects of IT. From the integration of mobile devices to managing the interac ...
Pocket-Guide for the Penetration Tester Career Path
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In this pocket-guide, we’ll cover the key elements of building a strong Penetration Tester career path. How does penetration testing fit into today’s business security landscape? As hackers’ methods continue to evolve through the use of new, so ...
Interview Guide: Cyber Security Engineer
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Locking Down the Job: Your Cyber Security Engineer Interview Guide Companies are looking for skilled cyber security professionals. The challenge? These experts are getting harder and harder to find. As noted by data from NC Tech, there are now more t ...
Become a Certified Systems Administrator
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Are you looking for an IT/Cyber Security career? Do you enjoy working with hardware and software? Are you curious about connecting various devices, computers, and controlling the way they communicate with one another physically and on a network? If ...
Keeping Score with Digital Resilience
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What is Digital Resilience, and Why is it a Business Priority? As much as everyone hates to think about this, it is a reality that we all must face: cyberattacks are not going to stop, and everyone is a target. It may even be safe to say that any per ...
What is Artificial Intelligence?
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Artificial intelligence, or AI, has long been portrayed in entertainment like films and television shows as human-like robots that are either serving humans or taking over the world. Those portrayals, however, are actually over-generalizations that f ...
Can You Picture Yourself Becoming a Network Engineer?
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Can you picture yourself becoming a Network Engineer? If yes, why is that? Well, it might just feel right (which is awesome), but let’s start by exploring and articulating some data and facts that might support your potential “whys” for pursu ...
What Does a Security Engineer Do?
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What do Security Engineers do? Working in the information security realm comes with a lot of advantages. With nearly everything having a digital component these days, the career opportunities in this industry are plentiful. As we continue to rely on ...
Types of DoS and DDoS Attacks
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Out of all the numerous types of cyberattacks, Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are probably among the most vicious. That’s because they can cause an exceptional amount of damage, especially long-term damage, ...
Common Types of Cyberattacks
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Cyberattacks are running rampant today. It’s like an epidemic, with one major attack after another making headlines in national and worldwide news. These threats attack individuals and organizations, with mass attacks on organizations being especia ...
Micro Handbook for SOC Analyst Career Path
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In this micro handbook, we’ll cover the key elements of building a solid SOC Analyst career path. In a broad sense, security analysts help keep computing safe and work to protect computer users from loss, harm and other sorts of damage. They’re s ...
Why Become a Network Engineer?
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Courtesy of Pinterest Technology continues to change and improve, evolving faster and faster as it advances. Along with it, careers in the information technology industry also continue to grow. As a network engineer, you will be in the heart of the t ...
What is a Corrupted File?
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At some point or another, every computer user has tried opening up a file on his device only to see a message that says “The file you are trying to access is unavailable or has been corrupted.” This may understandably alarm some users, as a “co ...
What is Open-Source Software?
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With the never-ending releases of web applications and tools like Internet browsers, browser add-ons, and file-sharing systems, you may have heard the term “open source” get tossed around a lot. But what exactly does open source mean, and how doe ...
Is Network Engineering a Good Career?
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Demand for employees in the information technology (IT) industry, including network engineers, is soaring while the supply of candidates is running low. In fact, according to Forbes1, in 2015, the job postings in IT went up 74 percent over the previo ...
What is Spyware and How Can I Prevent It?
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There are eyes everywhere. Between the security cameras that businesses set up around their locations and virtually everyone having a camera phone, every person out in the public is on display in some way, shape, or form. Whether it’s in a grocery ...
How Credit Card Numbers Get Stolen
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It seems like most people care for carrying around cash anymore, especially younger people like teenagers. But with the endless conveniences that those little pieces of plastic called credit cards offer, who still wants to bother with physical money ...
Are Your Home Security Cameras Safe?
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You need to have eyes everywhere. With the countless sources of danger that exist everywhere from the grocery store to the park, you have to constantly remain alert and watchful. This is especially true for many when it comes to their homes, the pers ...
Which Image File Format Should I Use, and When Should I Use It?
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Whether you’re a website developer or an everyday person who occasionally uploads and shares pictures or makes scrapbook graphics, at some point, you’ve been presented with the task of having to save an image in some type of file format of your c ...
Hack Your Way to a Rewarding and Challenging Pentesting Career
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What is hacking? Hacking though has negative connotations; it just means understanding the functioning of computer systems, and taking control of them, so they listen and act to your commands as against the original purpose for which they have been c ...
Unpacking the Interview – SOC Analyst
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So you’re considering a career as a security operations center (SOC) analyst. You’re not alone — with more than 350,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions in the US and a predicted IT skills gap of more than 3.5 million open jobs by 2021, potenti ...
What is Social Engineering?
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Social engineering (SE) sounds like some kind of futuristic, scientific experiment, but the core of it is very simple to understand. Social engineering is the art and skill of psychologically manipulating people to take a certain course of action or ...
Public Wi-Fi: Should We Use It?
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The Internet is everywhere now. Gone are the days of having to go to a library to do online research. Also gone are the days of having to wait until you got home to get on the Web, which involved unplugging a telephone line to set up your dial-up Int ...
Interview Prep: Penetration Tester
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Penetration testers are now a critical part of effective, secure IT. As noted by Info Security Magazine, good pen testers are now few and far between as the cybersecurity skills gap widens and the sheer volume of malicious attacks increase. What’s ...
Get Certified for a Red Hot Cyber Security Career
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“The global average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million in 2017, “reports the 12th annual data breach study by Ponemon Institute. The increasing number of data breaches resulting in loss of money and reputation question the very existence of c ...
Blockchain: Not Just for Digital Currency
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The word “blockchain” sounds self-explanatory in meaning, but there’s so much more to the term that comes down to one thing: decentralization. Centralized systems have been natural parts of our everyday lives for ages. For any matters involving ...
Keep Your Children Safe Online With Parental Control Apps
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Well before the surge of smartphones and mobile apps, and even before the age of the Internet in the nineties, keeping your children safe was a major responsibility, but it was pretty straightforward compared to how it is now. Back in the day, you to ...
Ways to Check If You’re Visiting a Safe Site
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We spend so much time on the Internet today shopping, filling out forms, and paying bills. After a while, all of these sites start to look the same. Since they all look the same, many of us figure that as long as nothing looks out of the ordinary on ...
Pros and Cons of USB Flash Drives
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Data storage has come a long way. Before computers were accessible and affordable to the general public, people would have to travel with bulky books and piles of notes for work and personal projects. When computers became more widely used, data stor ...
Protecting Your Online Information with Encryption
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With the recent rash of online security incidents that include data breaches and ransomware attacks, one thing has become clear: no information online is safe. If major entities like the email provider Yahoo!, the credit bureau Equifax, and software ...
Has Your Email Been Hacked?
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Back in the day, people used to anxiously wait for the mailman to drop off mail in their residential mailboxes. Instead of waiting by the mailbox, people now constantly refresh their email apps to check for new messages in their electronic mailboxes. ...
Is Your Information on Mobile Health Apps Safe?
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Everything you want or need is at your fingertips with mobile devices today. You can buy groceries online and play music with the sound of your voice with smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo. This power has given people more control over their lives, ...
How to Keep Your Mobile Device Safe from Online Attacks
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When most people hear “anti-virus program” and “anti-malware,” they instantly think of desktop and laptop computers. As desktops and laptops have become life-changing mainstays in the office and home over the past 20 years, the need for prot ...
How to Secure Small Businesses
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Secure Your Small Business With Affordable and Practical Cyber Security Training “Cyber security education and training should be free for everyone, especially for small businesses,” suggested the witnesses who testified before the Senate small b ...
State of the Market: The SOC Analyst Career Track
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So you want to be a security operations center (SOC) analyst. At the very least you’re considering the role — you’ve seen the data about emerging cybersecurity skills gaps, you want to know more about defending networks against cyber attacks an ...
Securing Social? Cyber-First Strategies to Protecting Your Privacy
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Cyber Security Strategies to be Social and Secure During his testimony before the Senate Committee, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced many tough questions, one particularly difficult question, “Who owns the virtual you?” made not just the CEO, b ...
Unraveling the Cyber Skills Gap & Talent Shortage
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With high profile security breaches like Equifax, the publicity over data security, as well as the cost, has only continued to grow. According to The 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study from the Ponemon Institute, the global average cost of a data breac ...
Why is Ethical Hacking Necessary?
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For those outside of the cyber security community or those who are just entering it, there is often much debate about ethical hacking. Is it actually ethical? What exactly does ethical hacking entail? And, why is ethical hacking necessary? In this b ...
Shattering the Cyber Security Glass Ceiling
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In March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month, recognizing the female pioneers who have helped to make strides in every industry, shattering the glass ceiling as they go. Unfortunately, it is during this month that news surfaced regarding t ...
How to Secure your Social Media Accounts: 10 Helpful Tips
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I’ll admit that was I was very tempted to trick you all into reading this post by making the title ‘How to Hack Facebook,’ but I resisted. Unfortunately, that’s one of the most commonly asked questions in Cybrary support and shows just how i ...
Dr. Cyber Security: A Look into the Healthcare Industry
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While cyber security breaches continue to top headlines across industries, it seems that hackers have taken a special interest in the healthcare industry. According to Healthcare’s Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), patient medical re ...
Cryptocurrency Mining: Malicious Money Making
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It’s no surprise that cryptocurrency has been in the news lately. Between the rising popularity of Blockchain technology, the fluctuating value of cryptocurrency, and the creation of new currencies almost daily, many individuals (and hackers) have ...
Winter Olympics 2018: Hackers Going for Gold
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During past Olympic Games in Beijing, London, and Brazil, there were reportedly millions of attempted cyberattacks a day, of which some were successful. As the breadth and depth of technology used in conjunction with the Games expands, everything fr ...
Breaking Tech: How I Became a Software Engineer with Zero Experience
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My name is Eric Green, I’m a junior software engineer at Cybrary. I’m a San Diego native who has made Washington, DC my new home. I was inspired to write this blog in large part as a response to Phill Kimpton’s Soldier to Cyber tal ...
Tax Hacks: How to Protect Your Data During Tax Season
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As if tax season wasn’t enough to give you a headache, this year the risk of being scammed is higher than ever. “Why?” you groan. In the wake of the Equifax breach, in which millions of Americans personally identifiable information (PII) was c ...
What Can Football Teach Us About Cyber Security?
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“In football if you don’t practice you don’t win and in cybersecurity if you don’t practice you don’t win.” -Critt Golden With the SuperBowl less than a week away, I’ve found myself spending a lot more time thinking about football. It ...
Data Privacy Day: Why Privacy Matters
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It’s not easy to ignore headlines regarding GDPR and the passing of FISA for another six years of warrantless surveillance. Both of these issues, among many being covered in the industry news, center around data privacy and the various laws that c ...
Bitcoin and Cyber Security: Digital Frenemies
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It’s no secret that cryptocurrency has been taking the world by storm, with fast food chains leveraging Bitcoin as part of marketing campaigns to attract customers. Just this week, KFC unveiled the ‘Bitcoin Bucket’ in Canada, which sold out al ...
The Art of Social Engineering: A Crying Baby and a Phone Call
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The persistent, eternal weakest link in the realm of cybersecurity is: the human being. This has been and will likely remain true; the art of social engineering continues to be a captivating topic for hackers and their targets alike. Accordin ...
Knowledge Is Power: Your Journey On Cybrary
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You may have heard the expression, “Knowledge is power” and, if not, you’ve heard it now! People around the world come to Cybrary for IT/cybersecurity training and tools that help them gain knowledge and ultimately, power – po ...
Equifax and Never Look Back (Wrong!)
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One of, if not THE most notable breach of 2017 was revealed by Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), in which their organization was hacked through the exploitation of “a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the comp ...
Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) — What You Need to Know
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What You Need to Know Malware is evolving. As noted by Tech Republic, new strains such as fileless malware — which as the name suggests don’t use typical payloads but instead leverage trusted process such as PowerShell to gain system access — ...
Cyber Security Smoke and Mirrors: An Update on Russian Hacking Group Sandworm
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In a time where news media and social media capture so much of our attention and by extension, help to form so many of our opinions, it is not surprising the press coverage given to the hackers who tampered with the elections using those mediums has ...
How Do You Turn Your IT or Cybersecurity Hobby into a Career?
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I like to write on a variety of topics, so here’s another post to add to the mix. Over the last day or so, I’ve been thinking about how people turn an IT or cyber hobby into a career. It seems that many hobbyists-turned-careerists had te ...
4 Planning Steps for Course Building on Cybrary
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I decided to submit a course through the Course Builder on Cybrary today (located under the “Teach” menu on the top navigation). I found the submission tool to be very clean, straight-forward and easy to use. It took less than 10 minutes ...
Love Linux? You’re Not Alone
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If you love Linux, you’re not alone! Your fellow Cybrarians are enjoying lots of cool Linux training, tools, posted content, etc. The links below include training and supplemental study tools. Plus, here are a few interesting thoughts on Linux ...
What You May Not Know about Python and a List of Resources on Cybrary
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Here’s some info you may not know about Python from the Python.org website. Let’s take a look at a description of Python, how it’s used and why it was created: Description of Python: “Python is an interpreted, interactive, o ...
Message of Appreciation Reflects the Mission of Cybrary
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Recently, one of the founders of Cybrary received the following message: “Ralph, I just learned that you are [one of the] founder[s] of Cybrary and I want to thank you so much for bringing so much value. I have 0 dollars and I am struggling fi ...
Updated Security+ Exam: SY0-501
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This post was reviewed/updated February 2019. Today, October 4, 2017, an updated version of the CompTIA Security+ exam was released primarily to partners, courseware developers, and instructors. The new code for this exam is SY0-501. That being said ...
Useful Info and Cool Videos about the STORM Mobile Pen-Testing Kit
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So, to be upfront, I’m not a pentester. But, I wanted to share this info and these videos about the STORM Mobile Pen-Testing Kit, as I find the tool intriguing. First, I found the following info on the EC Council website: “The Sto ...
Celebrating Women in Cyber Security during the Month of October
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As you’ve probably heard, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, an annual campaign meant to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security. October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Understanding the importance ...
Celebrating National Cyber Security Awareness Month
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It’s October at last and time to celebrate- not the release of pumpkin spice lattes or the fact that Halloween is around the corner, but National Cyber Security Awareness Month! This annual campaign is meant to raise awareness about the imp ...
Earn Your Cybersecurity Certifications Faster
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Truth: we all want to achieve our goals quickly and effectively! If you’re working, striving to earn your cybersecurity certs and want to have a life, you might need a little support in accomplishing your certification goals with greater speed ...
Understanding the Cyber Kill Chain
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What is the Cyber Kill Chain? Originally developed by Lockheed Martin and based of the military’s ‘kill-chain,’ the Cyber Kill Chain framework is a model for identification and prevention of cyber-attacks. It maps what steps adversaries must t ...
No-Cost and Low-Cost Cybersecurity Courses and Tools on Cybrary
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Tight on cash? Same here. So, today, I set out to find all the low-cost and no-cost items on Cybrary. After a few searches, I found several posts that highlight free tools, free classes and low-cost study tools. Now, my reading/study lists are set f ...
Your Complete Guide to Raspberry Pi
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What is Raspberry Pi? Raspberry Pi is a small computer that costs between $5 and $35, but can function as a desktop computer or be used for additional functions, such as building smart devices. Originally, the Pi was intended for usage in schools as ...
Encryption is Everywhere
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Encryption is everywhere (well, almost everywhere) around sensitive data in motion and, sometimes, sensitive data at rest. Without it, e-commerce transactions, government secrets and electronic medical records – and many other types of data &# ...
5 Things Every Organization Can Learn from the Equifax Breach
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By now you’ve most likely heard that the Equifax breach has hit 44% of the population in America, not to mention the consumers effected in the UK and Canada. In a statement released by Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), which provides little detail other t ...
Cyber Fact: Social Engineering
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According to Security Magazine, Hackers attack every 39 seconds, with 1 in 3 Americans attacked this past year alone. Additionally, 62% of companies have experienced phishing social engineering attacks, making it one of the top three cyberthreat con ...
The Value of IT and Security Certifications in 2017
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We’ve been asked many times before whether or not an IT certification is needed to get a job, essentially, what is the value of a certification? Data indicates that certification holders in the IT and security field have greater job opportunit ...
Your Complete Guide to ITIL
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According to Forbes, ITIL was ranked as one of the most valuable IT certifications for 2017, with holders earning an average yearly salary of $103,408. For many, there is a certain sense of mystery that surrounds this certification despite it being t ...
Cyber Pop: Holistic Security
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It is no surprise that as our global reach extends and information is shared across the world, security risks are increasing with the expansion of the attack surface. For this reason, security professionals can no longer take a siloed approach to sec ...
Linux+ 104 Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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Linux has grown into an industry-leading software and service delivery platform that is used for everything from super computers and Web servers to virtualized systems and your Android phone, meaning you will find many IT careers in the current mark ...
Linux+ 103 Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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According to CompTIA, the Linux+ certification offers a framework for acquiring working knowledge of Linux for IT professionals working as junior-level system administrators, as well as those working in Web and software development. Successful candi ...
Cyber Pop: Pretty Good Privacy
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Privacy is a topic that the security community can never give too much attention. To. For those with an online presence, it is especially important to consider who has access to your information. One common method for doing so through an encryption ...
Your Complete Guide to Fuzzing
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What is fuzzing? A black box software testing technique, fuzzing is a more refined version of trial and error, used to discover coding errors and security vulnerabilities in software. It involves imputing large amounts of random data, known as ‘fu ...
A+ 902 Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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CompTIA A+ 220-902 is the second of two exams required to obtain your CompTIA A+ certification. This exam covers installing and configuring operating systems including Windows, iOS, Android, Apple OS X and Linux. It also addresses security, the fund ...
Your Complete Guide to Burp Suite
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Since web applications offer data access to customers, employees, and other key groups, they have become a weak link for many organizations. If a hacker gains access, they often have direct access to confidential data, meaning that web application s ...
A+ 901 Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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Transcender has been providing CompTIA certification training products for over a decade. Their award-winning suite of test prep solutions includes quality CompTIA certification practice exams and handy flashcards for some of the most popular CompTI ...
Project+ Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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Each practice test on our site was designed to prepare you for the version of the certification exam described. So for the Project+ exam, their practice test questions map to the PK0-003 exam, currently offered by CompTIA. According to Transcender, ...
CASP Transcender Practice Test Question Preview
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We’ve been asked whether or not courses alone are enough to pass certification exams. While the videos in our courses provide valuable insight into the material covered on the exam, the questions included in the Transcender material (which are the ...
Capture the Flags: What They Mean for Security
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Capture the flags are just one form of valuable cyber security training that inspire productive competition and serve as an educational exercise for participants. In a security CTF, the contestants may be tasked with securing a machine, conducting or ...
Software Engineering Learning Path
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While Cybrary focuses primarily on cyber security education, we recognize that cyber extends into every aspect of technology, including the growing area of software engineering. Many Cybrarians are especially interested in this area of study, which ...
IT Fundamentals: What You Need to Know for Tech Success
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Gone are the days when being ‘tech-savvy’ was just a ‘nice to have’ trait. Nowadays, as we all know, being familiar with the basic functions of a computer and certain software is essential for everyone from school-aged children to grandma. A ...
Teaching Kids about Cybersecurity: it’s never too early
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Children are taught from an early age about the many things in the world that can harm them. Even in a toddler’s narrow world, there are plenty of potential hazards lurking around almost every corner. With growing autonomy, children are then warned ...
Cyber Feminist Hacker and New Course Contributor: Magda Lilia CHELLY
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Cyber feminism, used to describe the philosophies of a contemporary feminist community whose interests are cyberspace, the Internet and technology, is most likely not a term you’ve heard too often, but it’s gaining traction thanks to women in cyb ...
Hacking for Mischief, Mayhem and Pranking
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Last weekend in Dallas the evening calm was shattered by the wail of 156 tornado warning sirens sounding at once. Attempts to turn off individual sirens failed and after 95 minutes of the din, officials mercifully shut down the entire system in a fin ...
Quiz: Micro Certification Placement
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You won’t pass or fail. You’ll just get some direction. In previous blogs, I offered tips on how to earn specific Micro Certifications, and how to determine which Micro Certifications were best for your career goals. And while making career decis ...
Monitoring the Dark Web for Cyber Threat Intel
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Last week we discussed the Dark Web. Its scope, its architecture, and what lurks (slithers) within its depths. On the flip side, the Dark Web also presents a useful source to mine for cyber threat intelligence. When bricks and mortar criminal types k ...
Hacker, YouTube Star, and Cybrary’s New Course Contributor: Priyank Gada
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If you are an avid reader of 0P3N, chances are you’ve seen a post or two from avid contributor Priyank Gada (@groupflexi). Priyank, who has experience as a forensics expert and penetration tester, frequently makes YouTube videos to share his knowle ...
UNM4SK3D: CIA, Dark Web, and China
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#wikileaks (they just keep coming). You know that feeling you get when your favorite artist continues dropping singles but doesn’t release an album? The same can be felt for Wikileaks, but instead of anticipation, their releases cause anxiet ...
Exploring The Dark Web: Don’t Venture In Alone
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Cyber Threat Intelligence is a complex topic consisting of a lot of moving parts. It requires a high degree of technical knowledge combined with a healthy dose of paranoia. Staying ahead of the bad guys or simply keeping up with them is a 24/7 job. ...
‘Silver Hats’ Off to Chris Greco and Cybrary’s First User- Generated Course
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I think it’s safe for me to assume that anyone who’s the least bit familiar with cyber security has heard of Black Hat and White Hat hackers, and even those in between, the Gray Hats. I’d like to expand your cyber lexicon further and introduce ...
BYOD MDM MAM MEM and EMM: FTW
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IT Acronyms have a tendency to pop up like mushrooms on a suburban lawn after a 3-day rain storm. Even seasoned pros occasionally find themselves stumped by one or two that have slipped past their radar. After learning quite a while back that BYOD di ...
Don’t be Nervous Your New Co-Worker Could be a Robot
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In the past, I’ve written with a mixture of excitement and hesitation on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is defined as: the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, suc ...
UNM4SK3D: FCC, WhatsApp, and GiftGhost
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#privacyrules Ladies and gentlemen, start your VPNs. As of March 28th, the House of Representatives and the Senate agreed to repeal the FCC’s recent privacy rules. And while those rules still need President Trump’s likely signature, many ...
Overturning FCC Privacy Ruling: A Marketer’s Viewpoint
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The United States Senate voted last week to reverse broadband privacy rules put in place last October requiring ISPs to get consent from consumers before selling or sharing their Web browsing data and other private info with third parties. The vote w ...
Closing the Cyber Security Skills Gap
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Register for the April 18th event. Any search of the term ‘Cyber Security Skills Gap’ will return a laundry list of frightening facts about how far behind the industry is in terms of finding and hiring the needed professionals. Those with the de ...
Robocalling for Dollars – a phish by another name
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The number of robocalls blasted out to American phones during each month in 2016 is estimated to have been 2.4 billion. That number would be high just for a single year, but when it occurs on a monthly basis, then things become insane. And this isn ...
History of Phishing: Then and Now
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Last year (2016) turned out to be a banner year for phishing. According to APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group), the total number of phishing attacks in 2016 was 1,220,523, a 65% increase over 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, APWG saw an average ...
How to get Nessus Certified and Why Technology Specific Certifications are so Valuable
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As the Cybrary site continues to change, and trust me when I say there are many changes coming (good ones!), the Micro Certification catalog will only continue to expand. In my recent post, I mentioned more certifications geared toward specific vulne ...
11 Ways to Reduce Ageism Bias in Tech Hiring
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The other day, I was reading a ‘Dear Abby’ type blog that focused on ageism in hiring, and I thought that topic specifically geared toward the tech industry would be interesting to explore. Recently, I’ve written a lot about how you can earn sk ...
Best Resources for Learning Android Programming or Anything Else
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This post is a follow-on to the series I began a few weeks back on mobile app development in general and Android coding in particular. It’s also the concluding post in the series. The previous post on getting started with Android development walked ...
Cybercrime and Punishment: Who’s Actually Paying the Price?
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It seems that a week doesn’t go by where there isn’t news of a major data breach or intelligence dump. Yesterday gave us something slightly different, but still a variation on the same theme. On Wednesday March 15, 2017 the Justice Department ind ...
How to Showcase your Skills in an Online Portfolio
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In the blog, I’ve talked a lot about resume tips and emphasizing skills to help you get hired. I realize in doing so that some skills are more visual and creative than others, with everyone from coders to technical writers needing an ideal place to ...
A Man of Many Certs: How One Cybrarian Views Micro Certifications
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We’ve been asked by many members how other Cybrarians are using micro certifications to learn new skills and further their careers. It’s a fair question certainly, with this concept being so new. Certifications are imperative to a cyber security ...
Technology in Travel
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Gone are the days when frequent travelers for business and/or pleasure were in for a tedious, drawn out process of phone calls and prolonged research to book plane tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars. Today’s travelers no longer need to make an a ...
How to get Secure Coding Certified
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Hopefully the answer to the question, “How do I get _________ certified?” is becoming clearer with each post I write. You may or may not have realized that the certification catalog is continuing to grow, with some of the newest certifications, ...
Role Technology: Healthcare
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When dealing with a health problem, gone are the days when we had to make many phone calls, ask a lot of questions and then wait for a doctor or other medical professional to follow up with us. Today, when it comes to managing our health, the Interne ...
Harassment in IT: Are things any better 40 years later?
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Several high-profile sexual harassment cases in recent years serve as a reminder how far the tech industry has yet to advance with regard to the fair treatment of women in the workplace. Truth be told, it’s a pervasive problem in our culture that e ...
The Art of First Impressions: How to Stand Out at a Career Fair and Land the Job
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For many students, the approaching of spring means one thing: A rush to attend every career fair and hiring event possible to land that job or internship post-graduation. For professionals, the attendance of career fairs may come on more of an ‘as ...
Flex-Learning: Exploring the growing world of online learning
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Not so long ago, when you wanted to pursue any kind of educational experience, you had to enroll in a course, pay your tuition and then commit to a specific time and place for a certain amount of time (e.g., a quarter, semester or academic year) to ...
UNM4SK3D: AWS, Cloudbleed, and CloudPets
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#outage The annoyance when your Internet won’t load is quite possibly the most irritating feeling of the 21st century. So when the Amazon S3 outage occurred on Tuesday, February 28th for almost 5 hours, both consumers and businesses alike were ...
Coding Theory: The wide world of cryptography
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Coding theory and cryptography are two well-known areas of information security as both are necessary for today’s technology oriented; online-based world. However, many wonder what is the difference between coding theory and cryptography? Essential ...
Seeking Clues to MS’s Strategy in Windows 10 Mobile
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Before launching into the remainder of the series on mobile app development, I thought it would be instructive to take a look at what Microsoft has been quietly up to with Windows 10 Mobile. The battle for dominance of the smartphone arena ended long ...
Insights and Trends on Micro Certifications
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Linux Academy and Cybrary survey 6,000 IT professionals on experiences with micro certification. Results offer insight into learning preferences, certification in the workforce, training costs, and trends. To read the full press release, click h ...
Introduction to Mobile Development Platforms
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It seems the title of the previous post in this series threw a few people. I suppose it serves me right for flirting with a click baity title. The point I was attempting to make was that though mobile app development has a lot of allure as a road to ...
How to Showcase Certifications on Your Resume and 3 Reasons Why You Should
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In my recent post, ‘How to get TCP/IP Certified’ I offered some guidance on how you go about obtaining a certification on Cybrary. I first discussed the three general steps and then turned my focus to the TCP/IP Micro Certification specifically. ...
3 Simple Steps to Wealth and Fame as a Mobile App Developer
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The allure of becoming rich and famous from publishing a viral mobile app can be pretty strong. A lot of people see mobile app development as the fast track to living the life of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Not to crush anyone’s dreams, but a he ...
A Report on Reports: Briefing on the State of Security
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Many of you are probably aware that RSA is currently taking place. Having fomo like me? Twitter is a lifesaver if you are. Still, it’s hard to stay updated on all the juicy things being discussed there. Some of the major topics I’ve come across a ...
So you want to be my CISO?
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What would you say about a job where the primary attributes were only accepting workaholics, where your successes received little notice but your slip ups most likely would cost you your job or worse, get worldwide media attention and you could neve ...
The Future of Programming – It’s where the Money is!
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According to a 2015 report from Burning Glass; there were almost 7 million job openings that required coding skills, and programming jobs are growing 12% quicker than average. But, the most important fact we can take away from this report is: fully 5 ...
Software Development Methodologies: Tumbling down the waterfall
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Picking up the thread from a previous post on structured software design and CASE, it’s worth examining some of the major development methodologies and their evolution. Where SA/SD and CASE deal with the process of designing and creating software p ...
Privileged Password Security: How to Protect your Organization
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You turn on the evening news and a breaking report flashes, “Major Data Breach of Huge Corporation, details at 11” and you immediately begin to question, “could this happen to my organization?” In the wrong hands, privileged accounts represen ...
Tax Refund Scams: Benefits to filing early and often
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The two constants of the universe are death and taxes, however, advancements in life extension and anti-aging research threaten to up end the former. Taxes are eternal and in some cases, literally. Estates and heirs are often hounded by the IRS for t ...
5 Ways Virtual Reality is Impacting Your Life
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Virtual reality has come a long way from the first primitive 3D viewers. This technology is now poised to change the way we learn, communicate, travel, and receive medical care. Here are 5 big ways virtual reality is enriching our lives. Education ...
Android Development – These are the droids you’re looking for …
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Android is the Google platform billions of people use on their smartphones. The origins of Android began in 2006, around the same time that Apple denied it was creating the now ever-popular iPhone. Compact laptops were the hot new item and the tabl ...
This Day in History: Famous Firsts that Impacted the World
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Making in impact in one person’s life isn’t difficult, but what about impacting the world? What does it take to have a monumental effect on people? Some may say that kinds words, a new thought/idea, rese ...
UNM4SK3D: Executive Order, Take-Two, and Facebook
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#cyberpolicy You’ve heard of the 12 days of Christmas, now post- holiday we’re looking at 60 days of cyber. An Executive Order draft reveals the White House will be calling for swift review of “national security systems” within 60 da ...
Whatever happened to software that would write itself?
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Age does have some benefits, though they are sometimes hard to appreciate among the aches and pains and general tendency for complaining about…well, getting older. In some respects, I was fortunate to begin my career in technology in 1980 just when ...
Cash Me Ousside, Or Better Yet Don’t: 7 Tips for Protecting your Money Transfers
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First things first, if you haven’t yet seen the video from Dr. Phil where the teenage utters the phrase ‘Cash me ousside, howbow dah’ that’s storming the internet, please look it up. Otherwise this blog title makes no sense. A ...
All The News Fit or Unfit to Print
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This is the fifth and final post in the series on “How to be an Educated Consumer of Online Information.” I can hear you cheering now. I realize that this series may have seemed like I’ve veered off on a tangent. After all, what does any of thi ...
Winter Phishing: Gmail Scams
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Scams! Some hackers are good at them. Hackers who create phishing schemes often create documents that are realistic and convincing enough to look legitimate; causing even some of the most technologically savvy users to fall for them. That is a ̶ ...
This Day in History: Communication Methods & Technology
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Evolution of human work silhouettes | designed by Vexels Estimated reading time: 3 minutes This week’s history lesson is about communication methods. Let’s start with something that practically everyone uses, the telephone. Invented and ...
Obtaining a Skill Certification is as Easy as Taking a Practice Test
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Awhile back, I said that passing a micro certification exam is ‘so easy a caveman could do it.’ And in a sense that still holds true. However, I know many of us have test anxiety, and for some, obtaining a certification is a matter of job securit ...
The Many Faces of Social Media: The Good, Profitable and Ugly
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This next to last post in the series begun a few weeks ago on “How to be an Educated Consumer of Online Information” covers the vast topic of social media. It’s so vast in fact, that apart from a general overview of this particular communicatio ...
Who, Not What, is the ‘R’ in RSA?
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The other day, I took to Cybrary’s search feature in hopes of finding information on an inventor of the RSA public-key cryptosystem, and when nothing turned up, not only was I utterly disappointed, but it made me wonder why we do not dedicate more ...
How Data Recovery is Sometimes like a Seinfeld Episode
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The Seinfeld comedy series is famously referred to as “a show about nothing.” Though many of its episodes revolved around mundane incidents from the main characters’ lives, there usually was a profound message that resonated with many viewers s ...
This Day in History: What makes the world go ’round?
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Have you ever stopped to think about historic events or “history” as a whole? It can be overwhelming to realize that so much happens every day. If you think harder, there are 24 hours in a day [duh] (that’s 1440 minutes if you ...
UNM4SK3D: Anonymous, Apple and the Army
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#threats Today, January 20, 2016 the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, will be sworn into office. While many opinions surround the recent election and overall political landscape, none have been more threatening than those fr ...
[PODCAST] Minicast Episode 8 The one about ransom and privacy
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Hey hey everyone we’ve published another podcast this month. On this episode we talk about Microsoft’s new privacy dashboard, and a lot of ransom happening in the cyber world. You can listen to our podcast on CyDefe.com, watch our raw vi ...
Risk Management: The what, the how, and next steps in advancing your cyber career
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When we talk about cybersecurity, for the most part, we are talking about the protection of systems and information from threat vectors such as: cyber espionage, cyber warfare, cyber terrorism, cyber negligence (looking at you Sony). In their most tr ...
Software Security Analysis: Manual vs. Automated
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A lot of effort goes towards securing networks and the resources they host, but when it comes to the seven layers of the ISO OSI stack, it’s the application layer where a lot of the trouble begins and ends. Gartner places 90% of the blame for secur ...
Network Security vs. Endpoint Security is the Boxing Match of the Year: Who Wins?
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327 new threats every minute. More than 5 every second. That’s the state of the world’s threat landscape according to Avecto. As you can probably guess, the challenge for organizations and their dedicated cyber security teams lies within the shee ...
Become an Expert in any Subject Without Visiting the Library
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Back in the old days (pre-internet), writing research papers for school was an arduous task. The process began with badgering my poor mother into dropping me off at the public library and then returning several hours later to retrieve me. My badgerin ...
Cybrary Mobile Apps: iOS and Android Now Available
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You heard right! We finally have an app for iOS. Yes, the long awaited and severely overdue iOS app is now more than a dream. And, for those of you who use Android, we didn’t forget about you. We created an all-new app for android to match 1 f ...
UNM4SK3D: Ukraine, Altaba, and St. Jude
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#hacked (again). Someone’s flexing their cyber muscles. It appears as though the recent attack on a Ukrainian transmission facility points to a person or group using the country as a trial for refining attacks on critical infrastructure ...
Demand for Cybersecurity Pros Will Explode in 2017
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A topic we hammer on often and hard here at Cybrary.it is the critical shortage of Cybersecurity professionals and the growing demand for them. Guess what? Things haven’t changed and the shortage and corresponding demand only continue to increase a ...
Your Girlfriend Has Already Adopted the Zero Trust Model: Here’s Why you Should Too
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“Never trust, always verify” is shifting from the adage of crazy girlfriends everywhere to the motto of cyber security experts across the globe. The Zero Trust Model of cyber security is one that focuses on the belief that both internal and exter ...
Call Me, Beep Me if You Wanna Reach Me (And Steal My Data): Malvertising in the Mobile Device Landscape
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Awhile back I had made a prediction in the blog ‘Palm Reading: How Hackers Steal Data from the Palm of your Hand Via Mobile Applications’ that mobile applications will become hacker’s target of choice in 2017. I decided based on some further re ...
Online Shopping and Review Sites: Getting more bang for your buck
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The writing has been on the wall for a while now for brick and mortar retailers. Growing pressure from online shopping sites has been taking big chunks out of their revenue year-over-year. Stalwarts of the department store industry have either gone o ...
Today’s History: Microsoft’s Unveiling and Duoscopic TV
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Every day holds significance to someone, but today is special to us because of Microsoft. Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wi ...
UNM4SK3D: Bitcoin, Financial Services, and Smart Meters
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#digitalcurrency While playing the Stock Market may not be for you, you may want to reconsider when it comes to digital currency. The worth of Bicoin is on the rise, with it’s value surpassing $1,000 for the first time since November 20 ...
[PODCAST] Update for our fans & monthly puzzle
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Hey hey everyone it’s been some time since our last post on here and since then we’ve had a few new episodes come out. Check out the links below to listen to our latest content. We streamed our last podcast recording live at https://www. ...
Tips for using Google like a Ninja
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(Google Logo by Google Inc. (google.com) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.) –This is the second in a series of posts on the topic of how to be an educated consumer of online information. Most online information searches begin with Google, ...
Don’t Wear your Data on your Sleeve: Why You Should Be Wary of Fitness Trackers from a Security Standpoint
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Recently, I was reading a blog post about all the hot Christmas gifts for 2016 and their inherent vulnerabilities. Of course, there were the usual suspects like computers and mobile devices, but more IoT devices crept onto the list, including smart h ...
Top Tips for being an Educated Consumer of Online Information
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Part of Cybrary’s personal office library. Updated August 2018 As we enter a brand new year filled with both hope and more than a fair degree of trepidation, As always, there are points in time where it’s worth taking a moment to review ...
My Love/Hate Relationship with Amazon: Digital Privacy Concerns Raised by the Power and Products of the Big “A”
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How many times have you opened the Amazon app to buy a book and ended up with a slew of products you never intended to purchase in the first place? If you just nodded in agreement, then you, like me, have a love/hate relationship with the ‘magic’ ...
UNM4SK3D: PHPMailer, OpenStack, and Amazon
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#criticalvulnerabilities If there was a book of critical vulnerabilities across the Internet, it’d be longer than the Bible. The latest discovered in PHPMailer by Polish researcher David Golunski, is one that affects multiple popular, ...
Ransomware: When it’s truly better to be safe than sorry
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In general, encryption is a good thing and the stronger the better. Protecting data both at rest and while in transit is a recommended security best practice of which you should be aware. But when you discover that all the files on your computer have ...
10 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Deciding if a Technical Project Management Role is Right for You
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In light of recent recognition of the Technical Project Management Skill Certification test’s popularity, I decided it may be wise to provide a closer look at how someone in a role such as this functions, and if making a transition into a similar p ...
Be a Learn-a-holic: Using Webinars as Supplemental Learning Tools
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I’d like to propose an idea. I want the title of ‘Cybrarian’ to become synonymous with the term ‘learn-a-holic.’ What’s a learnaholic? As the name implies, it’s someone addicted to learning. But not just learning in a general sense, rat ...
Biometrics: Not the Promised Silver Bullet
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Remembering passwords has become a necessary annoyance in the Digital Age. We resort to using birth dates, pets’ and children’s names, and easily-remembered numeric sequences like ‘1234’ or ‘666’ (if you have a Satanic bent). The more cre ...
You Say Cyber Security, I Say Cybersecurity
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Being it’s the Thursday before Christmas I thought a somewhat less technical post was in order to get us in the Holiday spirit. It would also be a good opportunity to clear up an issue that’s been nagging me for a long time: what is the proper sp ...
Here’s a Toast to Lists: What Skills, Certifications & Technologies are in Demand for 2017
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As the clock ticks down to midnight on December 31st and signals the end of 2016, a year that’s been the center of a slew of ‘worst year ever’ memes and remarks across the internet, it is also a reminder of the predications and resolutions bein ...
Like to Break Stuff? You May Have a Career in Software Testing
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Were you the kind of kid that loved to take stuff apart to see how it worked? As an adult, are you constantly coming up with suggestions for how things could be better-designed and built? Do you have a pit bull-like tenacity for making sure that prob ...
Let’s Get Serious: A Discussion on Cyber Attacks
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Being that I’m new to cyber security, I can’t help but gape at the number of ‘hacks’ I hear about on an almost daily basis. The other day I read an article on a KFC rewards program in the UK whose members were hacked. There were a lot of corn ...
UNM4SK3D: Europol, the FCC, and China
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#cybercriminals Small victory dance from around the world- an international operation uncovered teens connected to DDoS cyber attacks. Who says Generation Z is lazy?! Of the 101 watch-listed and 34 arrested suspects, the majority were under ...
Sniffing Your Way through Snort NIDS
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Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are currently hot topics in the cyber security space and for good reason. Threats and exploits aren’t slowing down and the pressure is ramping up on organizations to do a bett ...
Here’s How to Get Hired: 7 Resume Must Do’s for the IT Professional
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Once upon a time, I worked as a recruiter for a telecommunications company. And I believe that while your interview skills are incredibly important, one’s resume is truly the ‘key to the kingdom’ of sorts. After all, if you can’t get through ...
Linux Smackdown: Which Distro Reigns Supreme for Pentesting?
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There are some things in life that were simply meant for each other: peanut butter and jelly, snow and Christmas, and Friday night and pizza. In the case of pizza, it goes well with pretty much anything, especially cold beer. When it comes to the art ...
9 Ways to Cheat on Behalf of Your Brain
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I have a confession to make. I always want people to think I’m smart and trendy. People who are both smart and trendy, typically know what’s going on in the news, their industry, what’s new with pop culture, anddddd they’re well read. But the ...
The National Institutes of Standards in Technology (NIST)
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What is NIST? The National Institutes of Standards in Technology (NIST) dates back to 1901. The United States Congress originally founded NIST as means to combat and issue with competition in the US during that time. Back in the day, the infrastruc ...
Dusting for Digital Prints at Cybercrime Scenes
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The most enduring principle of detective work is Locard’s exchange principle. Developed by the father of Forensic science, Dr. Edmond Locard (1877-1966), it states that a perpetrator of a crime will both take something from the scene of the crime a ...
I Passed My First Skill Certification Test: So Easy a Caveman Could Do It
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Do you remember the Geico marketing campaign from a few years ago featuring cavemen with the slogan, “So easy a caveman could do it”? The driving message of this snarky humored campaign was that getting insurance is so, so easy, why wouldn’t yo ...
What’s the deal with IPV6?
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Not long after the Internet and World Wide Web were unleashed on the public, plans were already underway to increase the potential pool of IP addresses available for allocation. The version of the IP protocol standard most in use today, IPv4, was rel ...
Why are Russians Such Talented and Determined Hackers?
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When we hear about cybercrime and hacking exploits we tend to immediately assign blame to the usual suspects: the Russians or the Chinese. Next in line are hackers from other Eastern European countries formerly part of the Soviet Union such as Romani ...
Palm Reading: How Hackers Steal Data from the Palm of your Hand Via Mobile Applications
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Today, I’m a psychic. And my prediction for the upcoming year is this: Mobile applications will become hacker’s target of choice. According to Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research think tank dedicated to ad ...
Big Mac Attack: Is the Apple Macintosh Virus-Proof?
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The age-old battle of supremacy between PC and Mac users dates back to the introduction of the first Mac back in 1984. I jumped on the Apple bandwagon back then with a purchase of the original Mac 128k machine. I loved it and the MS DOS machines I wa ...
Target Security Breach and the Value of Pentesting
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Being that it’s Black Friday, I thought it only fitting to revisit the infamous Target Security Breach of holiday shopping seasons past. For Cybrarians, there’s a lot to take from the case, particularly in the area of pentesting and fundamental n ...
The dark side of programming
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Even though the average person might not be aware of it, software is everywhere in our daily lives. Everything from online transactions, buying a smartphone, to driving a car involves software. As consumers, we assume and take for granted that the s ...
Data Security Breaches: Superman’s Kryptonite
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Dust off your comic books, Superman is back. Imagine this: In the latest issue, Superman sets up a secure perimeter around Metropolis. Or at least, he thinks it’s secure. While he’s leading his other life as Clark Kent, Lex Luther takes advantage ...
[podcast] BlackNurse, Buenoware, ICMP, Atombombing, and PDF converter fails
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-046-Black_Nurse_buenoware_IoT_pwnage.mp3 This week, Mr. Boettcher found himself with an interesting conundrum concerning what happened when he converted a Windows DOCX file to a PDF using a popul ...
Mobile Malware Now Equals PC Infection Rates
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There are currently 2 billion smartphone users in the world. These users have amassed over 268 million downloads. It should then come as little surprise that cybercriminals have turned their attention to attacking mobile devices and the users to whic ...
Nerding Out: Top 7 Most Interesting Cyber Crime Books You Should be Reading
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My Kindle is my best friend. There I said it. And if you’re like me then chances are you want to soak up every ounce of knowledge you can when it comes to the topics you love. Books are a great source for that, and expanding your interests to the f ...
Is a degree in cyber security worth it?
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The following statistics are very sobering and disturbing: More the 80% of US-based companies have been hacked This number includes major companies such as Target, Sony, and Home Depot These incidents caused consumer’s sensitive personal and f ...
The Ethical Hacker: How to Certify
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A certified ethical hacker is a computer programmer hired by a business to attempt to break into a computer system with the purpose of discovering vulnerabilities and other things a malicious hacker could potentially exploit, resulting in significant ...
Becoming a Software Developer
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According to US News and World Report, software developers enjoy a median salary of $95,510 annually. In addition to this higher than average salary, the unemployment rate is very low (about 2.5%) and people in this field enjoy a nice work-life balan ...
TCP/IP: The Next Gateway Drug? Transform Your Tech Addiction into a New Career Path
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Updated August 2018 You probably opened this blog because you thought I’d be making a lot of drug references. Sorry, but I’m fresh out of Adderall. In all seriousness though, I do want to talk to you about addiction, and not as a disappointed p ...
Is teleworking creating a greater security risk for companies?
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With today’s modern and sophisticated technology such as slim and fast laptops, smartphones, tablets and programs such as Skype and FaceTime, today’s employees are no longer married to the five day, 40 hours a week of being in the office, workin ...
Insider Threat Management
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A DOE contractor feeling the pressures of rising debt attempted to sell stolen uranium parts to agents of a foreign government. A government researcher who experienced a hostile work environment accessed a secured facility and intentionally left 4,00 ...
Dude, Where’s My Skill Cert? 7 Ways that our CPE Granting Skill Certifications Add Value
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Let me start by asking you a question. What is your education worth to you? If your immediate thought was, well, not too much, then let me ask you another question. Would you be willing to spend about 40 minutes to learn a whole heck of a lot and get ...
[#podcast] Ben Johnson on company culture shifts, needing better job descriptions, assisting your company’s “cyber self-esteem”
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-041-Ben_johnson.mp3 Ben Johnson from Carbon Black has been around the industry for a good while, and has seen a lot of ugly things in our industry. Ben had written a recent blog post (http ...
[#podcast] Aamir Lakhani discusses the DarkWeb…is all the content on the Darkweb bad? And becoming a known quantity on the DarkWeb…
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-045-aamir_lakhani-the_dark_web-creating_reputation.mp3 Mr. Boettcher and I met Mr. Aamir #Lakhani at DerbyCon this year, and immediately intrigued with his work on the Dark Web. He has assisted w ...
Counterfeit Mobile Shopping Apps Steal Christmas 2016
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Each holiday shopping season has a must-have gift item. Holidays past had their Cabbage Patch Kids, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Legos as perennial favorites. Holiday 2016 is shaping up to have several contenders, but no clear favorite has yet e ...
The role of cyber voting scams in the recent USA Election
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The US Presidential Election, which took place on November 8th, 2016 was unprecedented and will likely go down in history as the biggest political upset of all time. Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton ran against billionai ...
When Lithium Ion Batteries Explode
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Exploding lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in hoverboards made in China last holiday season and more recently, exploding batteries in Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones has raised awareness – and paranoia – over this battery technology. It’s a tech ...
AI and Automating Incident Response
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Artificial Intelligence and Automating Incident Response Updated August 2018 Managing the sheer number of alerts that get raised by incident response systems on a monthly basis has reached the point of overwhelm in many organizations. For the most pa ...
Computer Forensics and the Hillary Clinton Email Case
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I thought it might be both interesting and challenging to examine the recent revelation about the newly discovered emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop. Emails that the FBI feels may be pertinent to the Hillary Clinton Email case. It should be an Inte ...
Top Skills for Getting Hired in 2016
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LinkedIn.com recently reported a spike in job applications for October 2016. At the same time, they revealed their Top Skills of 2016, an annual list of skills employers need most. If that weren’t enough, LinkedIn.com broke things down on a global ...
[Product Update] Notecards and New Lesson Pages
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Introduction Learning is a tricky thing. Research suggests 3 primary learning styles: auditory, visual, and tactile. Each person is different in the way they learn, and each technique offers various suggestions and strategies to optimize the learnin ...
Self-driving Cars: An Introduction
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, recently announced that all the electric cars coming off Tesla’s assembly line will now be equipped to be full-on autonomous. It appears that the quest for truly self-driving cars – ones where you don’t have to s ...
Top In-Demand Cyber Security Certifications
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When it comes to IT certifications most would agree that the “Big-3” essentials are CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA Security+. From there, a few specialized certs along the lines of Cisco CCNA, Linux and Microsoft certifications as well ...
Power Grid Attack – Doomsday Scenario
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We’ve all heard the scare stories about how hackers will one day successfully launch a power grid attack in the US. You may have even tried to imagine it by comparing it to something you can recall from recent history such as the infamous Northeast ...
Cybercrime and the Gaming Industry
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Groups with ominous-sounding names such as Lizard Squad, Team Poison, and the Armada Collective are making a virtual killing from cybercrime. But the attack surfaces they target aren’t what you may have come to expect. Rather than going after finan ...
Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2017
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Cast your vote for the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, here! The need to increase awareness around the importance of cybersecurity is being championed by an increasing number of organizations and among them is the Department of Homeland Securit ...
ITT Tech Closing and Impact on Students
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The ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech for short) announced on September 6, 2016 that it was immediately ceasing operations and closing all of its campuses. Less than two weeks later, on September 16, 2016, ITT Tech filed for bankruptcy protection and ...
Women in Tech – Smashing Myths and Prejudice
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What if I were to tell you that during the stone age of computing (1940s) women dominated the programming profession? You might have a difficult time believing me if you were to look around and observe the gender imbalance of women in tech today, bu ...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2016
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The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2016 is entering its 13th year this October. Founded in 2004, it is co-sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to put the focus o ...
OWASP’s 13th Annual AppSecUSA Conference
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We’d like to invite you to OWASP’s 13th Annual AppSecUSA Conference taking place in Washington, DC, October 11-14. The event is comprised of two days of training sessions followed by a two-day conference where software security leaders, research ...
What is happening with technology?
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In a day and age where everything is online, it makes sense to use email; but why is it “a dying media”? Before I answer this question, have you ever wondered why people don’t use email? Well, one reason is all the junk or “spam” as people ...
CyDefe Cyber Security Podcast Mini Episode 5
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On this episode we discuss password leaks from Last.FM and Opera browser. You can check it out on our website www.cydefe.com or on youtube We are also doing a Qwertycards giveaway which can be found here http://www.cydefe.com/giveaway/
CyDefe Cyber Security Podcast Mini Episode 4
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On this episode Micheal and i talk about CVE-2016-5696 better known as the off path attack. You can listen to our podcast on our website cydefe.com or via our youtube channel below. If you enjoy our podcast please subscribe to our channel and follow ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – Mobile Exploitation
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
CyDefe Cyber Security Podcast Episode 23
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On this weeks episode we are joined by Ben0xA who works for https://www.trustedsec.com you can follow him on twitter @Ben0xA. This week we discuss Macs and iPhones have a Stagefright-style bug, Android banking malware blocks victims’ outgoing call ...
[podcast] Cheryl Biswas discusses TiaraCon, Women in Infosec, and SCADA vendor headaches
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-028-Cheryl_Biswas_Tiaracon_ICSSCADA_headaches.mp3 Long time listeners will remember Ms. Cheryl #Biswas as one of the triumvirate we had on to discuss #mainframes and mainframe #security. (http:// ...
[podcast] Steps when scheduling a pentest, and the questions you forgot to ask… with Jarrod Frates
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-029-Jarrod_Frates-What_to_do_before_a_pentest_starts.mp3 Jarrod Frates (@jarrodfrates on Twitter) has been doing pentests as a red-team member for a long time. His recent position at #InGuardians sees h ...
[Product Update] Introducing Cybrary Teams
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Cybrary has been working hard to release our newest platform for individuals, allowing them to learn and develop their cyber security skills on Cybrary together. Drum-roll, please…Introducing Cybrary Teams! With Cybrary eclipsing the 500,000 Re ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – Fuzzing for Vulnerabilities
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
CyberPop – What’s a Proxy Server
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CyberPop gets your brain going! Today’s Question: What’s a Proxy Server? Answer: A proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A proxy server is associated with or ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact – Collaboration is Key (July 24, 2016)
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According to a 2016 survey by PwC: 65% of businesses surveyed are “embracing a more collaborative approach to cybersecurity, one in which intelligence on threats and response techniques is shared with external partners. Internally, organizatio ...
Report: Healthcare Under Attack – Cybercriminals Target Medical Institutions
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InfoArmor has identified a group of bad actors performing targeted cyberattacks on healthcare institutions and their IT infrastructure, including connected medical devices such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems (MRI), X-ray machines and mobile c ...
“Done for You” – Complete List of DNS Training Videos
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Here’s a complete list of DNS Training Videos on Cybrary (in alphabetical order by first letter). Explore additional classes and modules here… Configuring DNS Zone Transfers Length: 12:12 Configuring DNS Zones Length: 21:27 DNS Enumerati ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – AWS Cloud Hijacking
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Apple iOS Users Face More Risk (July 17, 2016)
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“Thanks to Apple’s tight control over its app store and operating system, threats to iPhones and iPads have been infrequent and limited in scale. This changed in 2015. In 2015, [Symantec] identified nine new iOS threat families,compared t ...
[podcast] DFIR conference, DFIR policy controls, and a bit of news
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-027-DFIR_policy_controls.mp3 Mr. Boettcher is back! We talked about his experiences with the #DFIR conference, and we get into a discussion about the gap between when incident response is and w ...
See How “My Notes” Continues to Grow on Cybrary
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Recently, Cybrary released the “My Notes” feature, which members use to their personal record notes while take free cyber security training class. Since its inception, many users have leveraged this tool to capture critical information, t ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Unique Pieces of Malware (July 10, 2016)
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“Symantec discovered more than 430 million new unique pieces of malware in 2015, up 36 percent from the year before. Perhaps what is most remarkable is that these numbers no longer surprise us. As real life and online become indistinguishable ...
CyberPop – What’s Remediation?
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CyberPop is a quick way to learn more definitions and facts about cyber security. Today’s Question: What’s Remediation Answer: What an organization does to limit or stop an attack once it’s detected, as part of incident response. Includes ...
“Done for You” – The Complete List of Python Training Classes (Plus a Bonus)
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Advanced Activities in Python Length: 39:47 Basic Python Commands and Functions Length: 29:47 Ctypes in Python Length: 31:32 Data Structures in Python Length: 31:36 Exceptions and Classes in Python Length: 28:05 Exploit Development (part 5) Python L ...
Cyber Workforce Solution: Hire More Veterans
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By Kathleen Smith For the last several years, cyber security leaders and business owners have been lamenting the worldwide hiring crisis for cyber security professionals[1]. From building new educational programs, to discussing the relaxation of immi ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Cyber Security Standards (July 3, 2016)
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What are Cyber Security Standards? “Cyber security standards are various forms of security standards which enable entities and organizations to practice security techniques to help minimize the number of cyber security attacks. In essenc ...
“Done for You” – Collection of Content on How to Prevent Ransomware
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Today, most companies are deeply concerned about how to prevent ransomware. News stories abound and Infosec professionals are scrambling to keep themselves and their users out of the fire. Below, you’ll find a compilation of content to underst ...
CyberPop – What’s Penetration Testing or Pentesting?
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CyberPop is a quick way to learn more definitions and facts about cyber security. Today’s Question: What’s Penetration Testing or Pentesting? Answer: “Penetration Testing or Pentesting refers to techniques for actively testi ...
[podcast] Windows Registry, Runkeys, and where malware likes to hide
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-025-Windows_Registry-RunKey_artifacts-finding_where_malware_hides.mp3 The Windows Registry has come a long way from it’s humble beginnings in #Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups). This week, w ...
[podcast] Kim Green, on CISO-aaS, the Redskins Laptop, and HIPAA
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-025-Windows_Registry-RunKey_artifacts-finding_where_malware_hides.mp3 We are pleased to introduce Ms. Kim Green (Twitter: @kim1green). She is the CEO of KAZO Security, as well as the CISO / CPO o ...
Got Burgeoning Hacking Skills? Consider a Degree in Cyber Security
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Got burgeoning hacking skills? Growing cyber security talents? A compelling mission to join or continue working in the cyber security industry? A cyber security degree is something to seriously consider: Cybercrime continues to grow into more of a ...
[Product Update] New Cybrary Certificate of Completion
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We love feedback from our Userbase. We have thousands of Users taking Cybrary classes on a daily basis and wanted to ensure that a Cybrary Certificate of Completion is a valuable measure of achievement. It should be something you’re proud to s ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – Mastering Cyber Attribution
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each w ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact – Operation “Get Rich or Die Trying” (June 26, 2016)
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Operation “Get Rich or Die Trying” — Beginning in 2005 and for a more than a three year period, American hacker Albert Gonzalez, along with accomplices in Russia and the Ukraine, pulled off what has been called the largest cyber crime of all t ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – $60M Heist: The DAO Hack
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each w ...
“Done for You” List of Exploit/Exploitation Videos
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According to the pentest-standard.org website, “The purpose of the Post-Exploitation phase is to determine the value of the machine compromised and to maintain control of the machine for later use. The value of the machine is determined by the ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: The Angler Exploit Kit’s Rate of Infection (June 19, 2016)
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Angler Manages to Infect more than One Million Workstations a Year “There is a common misconception that a user explicitly needs to download a malicious file in order to get his PC infected. Exploit kits use a technique called drive-by-downloa ...
“Done for You” – The Complete List of Information Security Governance and Risk Management Training Videos
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Information Security Governance and Risk Management professionals maintain and enforce policies to ensure the preservation of information security and build plans to account for applicable risks. Watch these videos to learn more! Infor ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – HDRoot Bootkit
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each w ...
[Product Update] Introducing My Notes
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We’re very excited to launch My Notes on Cybrary. My Notes was developed after spending a good deal of time speaking with Users and learning what we could provide to help improve the experience on the site. Researchers found that if important ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Vulnerability of Web Apps (June 12th, 2016)
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” A staggering 98% of tested web applications were vulnerable to attack. Web apps are everywhere now, and it’s essential that updates and patches are installed so known vulnerabilities are addressed.” – 2015 Trustwave Global Secur ...
CyberPop – What was Heartbleed?
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CyberPop is a quick way to learn more definitions and facts about cyber security. Today’s Question: What was Heartbleed? A widespread vulnerability discovered in April 2014 that put user passwords (and other sensitive information) on popul ...
“Done for You” – The Complete List of Kali Linux and Linux Training Videos on Cybrary
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Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns and Raphaël Hertzog are the core developers. (from Wikipedia ...
[podcast] Earl Carter dissects the Angler Exploit Kit
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Earl Carter (@kungchiu) spends all day researching exploit kits and using that information to protect customers from various malware payloads that spread ransomware. This week we sit down with him to understand the #Angler EK. He starts us off wit ...
[Product Update] Introducing the New Course Catalog
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Today, we’re introducing the new course catalog on Cybrary. To date, Users have had limited flexibility when it comes to sorting through our course catalog. Taking into account some great User feedback, we’ve included the ability to filte ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Breach Detection (June 5th, 2016)
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“The majority of data breach victims surveyed, 81 percent, report they had neither a system nor a managed security service in place to ensure they could self-detect data breaches, relying instead on notification from an external party. This was ...
[podcast] Carbon Black’s Ben Johnson: EDR and threat intel
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Ben Johnson (@chicagoben on Twitter) has spent a good deal of time working on protecting client’s endpoints. From his work at the NSA, to being the co-founder of Carbon Black (@carbonblack_inc). Ben is co-founder and chief security stra ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – RUAG Breach Breakdown
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each w ...
CyberPop – Define Code Injection
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CyberPop tests your knowledge and builds your strength as an Infosec pro. Today’s Question: Define Code Injection Answer: An attack or pentest that introduces malicious code into a software application, which executes the code when the applicati ...
[podcast] Software Restriction Policies and Applocker
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-018-software_restriction_policy-applocker.mp3 Windows has all the tools you need to secure an OS, but we rarely use them. One example of this is ‘Software restriction policies’ or the use ...
“Done for You” – List of Hacker Training Videos
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Here’s a concise list of offensive Hacker Training Videos on Cybrary (in alphabetical order by first letter). Enjoy! Google Hacking Length: 3:24 Google Hacking Lab Length: 25:40 Hacking Web Servers (Whiteboard) Length: 19:36 Info Gat ...
CyberPop – Name the 7 Stages of an APT Attack
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CyberPop from Cybrary aims adds to your knowledge as an Infosec pro. Today’s Question: Name the 7 Stages of an APT Attack According to Wired.com, the 7 stages are: 1. Reconnaissance 2. Intrusion into the network 3. Establishing a ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Hashing Algorithms For Data Integrity
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? Click here to find out more, or watch the Session below to experience it. You must be a Cybrary member to view this S3SS10N Wednesday video. Join for free. Join Now Login Instructor Bio- Kelly Handerhan Skilled ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – IoT Worm Casestudy
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each w ...
Sunday’s Cyber Security Fact: Education and Awareness (May 15, 2016)
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According to a recent survey, some 42% of survey respondents said security education and awareness for new employees played a role in deterring a potential [cyber] criminal. — “US cybercrime: Rising risks, reduced readiness; Key findings from th ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – How to Break into a Company from the Internet (part 1)
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? Click here to find out more, or watch the Session below to experience it. You must be a Cybrary member to view this S3SS10N Wednesday video. Join for free. Join Now Login Instructor Bio- Andrew McNicol Andrew (@ ...
A Missing Piece That’s Hurting Your Company’s Cyber Security Efforts
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Take a moment to consider your company’s cybersecurity efforts. Do you picture your IT and security teams devising proactive technical solutions and dealing with threats? If so, that’s a typical and valid response. Yet, there’s another k ...
Next Generation Mobile Hacking Techniques
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What is Mobile Hacking? With the alarming rate of advances in technology and affordability, a New Wave of Hackers has reached the shores of the infosec world. And the preferred choice of platform for these next generation hackers? The Mobile Phone. T ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – IP Security (part 2)
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? Click here to find out more, or watch the Session below to experience it. You must be a Cybrary member to view this S3SS10N Wednesday video. Join for free. Join Now Login Instructor Bio- Kelly Handerhan Skilled ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – COM Scriptlets & the Squiblydoo Attack
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – IP Security (part 1)
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? Click here to find out more, or watch the Session below to experience it. You must be a Cybrary member to view this S3SS10N Wednesday video. Join for free. Join Now Login Instructor Bio- Kelly Handerhan Skilled ...
[PODCAST] Episode 22 The one after the long break
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On this weeks episode we discuss checking for malware in your firmware with Google’s VirusTotal, Getting pwned by hearthstone hacking tools, Fake Flash Update Serves OS X Scareware, and the FBI trying to scrub its employees data off of the web ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Ransomware, Where It Fits In Your Budget
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are weekly 15 minute (or less) white board lessons by Cybrary Instructors and SME’s. They are designed to provide you with a quick dose of cyber security learning. We publish a new episode every Wednesd ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – Hacking Team Breach Overview
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Malware Persistence 101
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are weekly 15 minute (or less) white board lessons by Cybrary Instructors and SME’s. They are designed to provide you with a quick dose of cyber security learning. We publish a new episode every Wednesd ...
[podcast] Michael Gough, the ISSM model, and the 5 P’s
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-013-michael_gough-the_5_Ps.mp3 Direct Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-013-michael_gough-the_5_Ps.mp3 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brakeing-down-security-podcast/id79 ...
[podcast] Ben Caudill on App Logic Flaws, and Responsible Disclosure”
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-012-Ben_Caudill-Application_Logic_Flaws.mp3 Ever bought “-1” of an item on a retail site? Or was able to bypass key areas of an application and get it bypass authentication, or you were able ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – These 4 Steps Will Prevent You From Ransomware Destruction
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are weekly 15 minute (or less) white board lessons by Cybrary Instructors and SME’s. They are designed to provide you with a quick dose of cyber security learning. We publish a new episode every Wednesd ...
Tradecraft Tuesday – Malvertising (Malicious Advertising)
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What is Tradecraft Tuesday? Every Tuesday at 12pm ET, Chris Bisnett and Kyle Hanslovan expose the techniques used by hackers. With their 20 combined years in offensive cyber security and digital forensics, Chris and Kyle cover a new topic each we ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – What It Means to Be a Cyber Professional
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are weekly 15 minute (or less) white board lessons by Cybrary Instructors and Subject Matter Experts’s. They are designed to provide you with a quick dose of cyber security learning. New episodes from v ...
Cybersecurity News Site Review: TechNewsWorld – Cybersecurity Section
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Cybersecurity News Site Review: TechNewsWorld – Cybersecurity Section Relevance to the Readership: Potentially high. A Google search on “cybersecurity news sites,” returned this site as the second listing on the SERP. This site may likely have ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – How to Sell Compliance to Management
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are weekly 15 minute (or less) white board lessons by Cybrary Instructors and SME’s. They are designed to provide you with a quick dose of cyber security learning. We publish a new episode every Wednesd ...
[podcast] R-CISC Exec. Dir. Brian Engle, on threat intel
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-009-brian_engle_rcisc_information_sharing.mp3 We’ve reached peak “Br[i|y]an” this week when we invited our friend Brian Engle on to discuss what his organization does. Brian is the Exe ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – History of Cyber Security Intelligence
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are our weekly 15 minute (or less) lessons put together by Instructors and Cybrary Staff to offer you valuable information relevant to your life. Every Wednesday morning (Eastern time) a new session will ...
[podcast] History of DNS, DNS reconnaissance in pentests, and protecting your DNS infrastructure
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-010-DNS_Reconnaissance.mp3 DNS… we take it for granted… it’s just there. And we only know it’s broken when your boss can’t get to Facebook. This week, we discuss the ...
Cyber Security Degrees Remain Critical, Though Certs Drive the Industry
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Diving a little deeper Previously, I’ve written about the value of cyber security degrees and wanted to dive a little deeper into this topic. Lately, I have had a series of conversations on this topic. The opinion I’ve formed on the sub ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Build Your Own Pen Testing Lab
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are our weekly 15 minute lessons put together by Instructors and Cybrary Staff to offer you valuable information relevant to your life. Every Wednesday morning (Eastern time) a new session will be availab ...
[PODCAST] Episode 21 The 2015 Wrap Up
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Hey hey everyone after a very long break due to work, education, and family circumstances we are finally back. On this weeks episode we are joined by Ben Miller and Jayson Street. We discuss three stories from 2015 and talk about our predicitons for ...
[podcast] Pentesting and Defending a Mainframe and Mainframe Security
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-008-mainframe_secruity.mp3 This week’s super-sized episode is brought to us thanks to previous guest Cheryl Biswas. You might remember her from our “Shadow IT” (http:/brakeingsecurity ...
[podcast] Application Profiling with FingerprinTLS!
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We first heard about FingerprinTLS from our friend Lee Brotherston at DerbyCon last September. Very intrigued by how he was able to fingerprint client applications being used, we finally were able to get him on to discuss this. We do a bit of history ...
[podcast] “Moxie vs Mechanisms”: The Over-Dependence on Tools and Automation
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This week starts with an apology to Michael Gough about comments I (Bryan) mangled on the “Anti-Virus… What is it good for?” podcast. Then we get into the meat of our topic… a person’s “Moxie” vs. a mechanism ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Cellphone Search and Seizure Laws
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You must be a Cybrary member to view this S3SS10NS. Membership is free! Register Now Login Whiteboard Notes (Click the picture below to open in a new tab) The Supreme Court Decisions of Riley v. California and U.S. v. Wurie (seizure of cell ...
S3SS10N Wednesday – Kerberos in Depth
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What is S3SS10N Wednesday? S3SS10N Wednesdays are our weekly 15 minute lessons put together by Instructors and Cybrary Staff to offer you valuable information relevant to your life. Every Wednesday morning (Eastern time) a new session will be availab ...
[podcast] Dropbox Chief of Trust and Security Patrick Heim!
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Patrick Heim, Chief of Security and Trust at Dropbox Brakeing Down #Security had the pleasure of having Patrick Heim join us to discuss a number of topics. What stops many traditional #companies from moving into #cloud based operations? What h ...
February is #SecureCodingMonth at Cybrary!
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The team at Cybrary has officially named February: #SecureCodingMonth Given that secure coding principles are often so overlooked in most CS programs and coding classes, we feel the obligation to fill the coding security void. There are many courses ...
[podcast] Anti-virus (…what is it good for… absolutely nothing?)
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Anti-virus products… they have been around for as long as many of us have been alive. The first anti-virus program, “The Reaper” was designed to get rid of the first virus ‘The Creeper’ by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. This wee ...
Building Threat Analyst Centaurs Using Artificial Intelligence
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When you think of a centaur, thoughts of a mythical creature that can perform threat analysis doesn’t exactly come to mind, does it? Enter Recorded Future’s artificial intelligence system – poised to provide both intelligence and s ...
It’s 2016…and Recorded Future is Naming the 3 Hottest Security Trends for the New Year
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As every security professional knows, for every ‘Happy New Year!’ shout, hoot and holler, there’s a heck of a lot additional commotion going on surrounding another issue—a new year of new security threats. And while it ...
[podcast] Cryptonite – or how to not have your apps turn to crap
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This week, we find ourselves understanding the #Cryptonite that can weaken devs and software creators when dealing with #cryptographic #algorithms and #passwords. Lack of proper crypto controls and hardcoded passwords can quickly turn your app into c ...
[#podcast]: Jay Schulmann explains how to use BSIMM to enhance your security program
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#Jay #Schulman is a consultant with 15+ years of experience in helping organizations implementing #BSIMM and other compliance frameworks. For our first #podcast of 2016, we invited him on to further discuss BSIMMv6 and how he has found is the best ...
Android Authority features the previously banned Cybrary App
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The good folks over at Android Authority featured our Android App, which of course was previously banned in the Google Play Store. Again, thanks to all of you who caused an uproar, which ultimately got the app reinstated by Google Play. Here is the ...
Cybrary is Seeking a WordPress Web Developer, Full-Time in Maryland
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ATTENTION: Web Developers in the Washington DC / Baltimore, MD area!! Here is a chance to come work for us!! We are seeking a talented WordPress developer to join our team, and work with us to continue to build our rapidly growing community and learn ...
[podcast] Interview with ISC2 Board member Dave Kennedy
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Dave Kennedy does a lot for the infosec community. As owner/operator of 2 companies (Binary Defense Systems and Trusted Security), he also is an organizer of #DerbyCon as well as creator and active contributor to the Social Engineering ToolKit (#SET) ...
[podcast] Interview with ISC2 board member Wim Remes…
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I got a hold of Mr. Wim Remes, because he was elected to the ISC board in November 2015. Recent changes to the CISSP included changing the long-standing 10 domains down to 8 domains, plus a major revamp to all of them. I wanted to know what Mr. Rem ...
Cybrary’s 2016 Cyber Security Job Trends Report [Infographic]
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Recently, we surveyed 435 senior-level cyber security professionals on topics surrounding the cyber security job market, and discussed the directions the market may be heading. As we’ve discussed many times, cyber security’s skills gap is ...
Tell us what you think about the new course pages!
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We’ve realized that it might have been confusing for some people on where to start a class since all of the “good stuff” was buried under hundreds of page scrolls. Well now we’ve re-arranged the main course pages. The informa ...
[podcast] Can you achieve Security Through Obscurity?
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That’s the question many think is an automatic ‘yes’. Whether your httpd is running on port 82, or maybe your fancy #wordpress #module needs some cover because the code quality is just a little lower than where it should be, and y ...
Around the World with Cybrary
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Globally, cyber security shortages are expected to reach upward of 1.5 million by the year 2020. As the Cybrary community reaches the 300,000 registered users mark; we found this a great opportunity to thank everyone that has contributed and continu ...
Google Hears Cybrarian’s Appeal, Lifts Ban on Free Cyber Security Training App
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This post is an update to my previous post about Cybrary’s Android app being banned from the Google Play store: https://www.cybrary.it/2015/11/google-play-against-cybersecurity-education-and-for-censorship-you-decide/ Thank you Cybrarians, for your ...
[PODCAST] Episode 20 Another giveaway episode
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On this week’s episode we discuss Microsoft’s operations center to fight cyber threats, Dell added Cylance, a bug in Gmail app for Android allows anyone to send spoofed emails, and Siri’s lockscreen bypass. This weeks episode also has a codewor ...
Google Play – Against Cybersecurity Education and for Censorship? You Decide
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What we are about to present are facts regarding why the Google Play Support team decided to remove our app from their app marketplace, and how this position by Google Play reflects a negative stance against the free flow of cyber security education, ...
Please Help! The November Invite Campaign
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Hello Fellow Cybrarians, As you know, our promise to you at Cybrary is that we will continue to provide new, cutting edge cyber security classes for free, forever. We will never ask you to pay for our classes. We are working hard to continue to buil ...
Cybersecurity Industry Certifications: What You Need to Know
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Cybersecurity certifications are very often required for employment in cybersecurity jobs. Certifications benefit employers by identifying prospective employees with specific skill sets, and certifications help prospective employees stand out when a ...
Think a Cybersecurity Job is All Technical? Think again.
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Struggling to get that promotion or land that cybersecurity job? Have all the right skills/certifications/years of experience but things just don’t seem to work out? You’ve read about the demand for cyber professionals, seems like a no brainer th ...
Increasing Millennials’ Interest in Cyber Security Careers
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Cyber security is a booming field with many positions available, but Millennials seem to be largely ignorant of these opportunities. In order to stay on top of the demand for cyber security specialists, both current professionals and educational ...
5 Reasons Cyber Professionals Don’t Worry About Job Security
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Updated August 2018 Job security in the field of Cyber Security: Cyber security, as much as it seems to be just a buzzword as of late, is very much part of our present and future lives. Today’s cyber industry is more than just “generic I ...
Top 5 Highest Paying Cyber Security Jobs
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Cyber security jobs offer lucrative financial rewards for protecting the nation’s computer networks and data from attack or unauthorized use. These top five highest paying positions command six-figure salaries: 1. Chief Information Security Officer ...
Remember Remember the Fifth of November – #RememberRemember
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In honor of November 5th, we will be issuing double Cybytes on all Cybyte based activity (not on purchases, these ones you have to earn). Cybytes activities can be found here: https://www.cybrary.it/cybytes/ So, any time on 11/5/2015, login and acc ...
Choosing A Career in Cybersecurity: Public Sector or Private Sector?
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With the proliferation of hack attacks and cybersecurity breaches, there is a growing need for cybersecurity experts and, therefore, there are an increasing number of opportunities in cybersecurity for those entering the work place or wanting to chan ...
Big Cybersecurity Budget Means Big Business for Defense Contractors
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Following last month’s $1billion contract awarded to Raytheon from the Homeland Security Department, the Pentagon is now taking bids from defense contractors to help protect against the digital future. Big industry names such as Raytheon Co., Lockh ...
Looking for a Security Clearance? You Better Pay Attention to Cybrary!
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Finding a job that will sponsor you for a US Security Clearance is pretty tough to do. Many jobs out there in the US Cyber Security jobs market require that you already have a clearance. People know all to well, that in the USA, a Security Clearance ...
RECONSTRUCTING THE CYBER TALENT PIPELINE
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A “Cyber Talent Pipeline” refers to an organization’s creation of an going, readily available, talent pool to fill various cyber security jobs, as they become available. The effects of a poorly maintained pipeline is hitting the cyber secu ...
Take the Cybrary Cyber Security Survey – Win an iPad!
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Did you know that the demand for skilled cyber security professionals is growing four times faster the overall IT job market, and 12 times faster than the total labor market? Currently there are more than a million open job postings for cyber se ...
[podcast] WMI, WBEM, and enterprise asset management
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WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) has been a part of the Windows Operating system since Windows 95. With it, you can make queries about information on hosts, locally and even remotely. Why are we talking about it? Its use in the enterprise and ...
Help Name the Cybrary Community
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We’ve toiled and wracked our brains trying to figure out what to call our members, but nothing ever seemed good enough. Trying to explain who our global community is in just a name is trickier than it seems. Now you get the chance to voice you ...
Traversing the Cyber Corridor
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Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland are being called the hub for cyber security jobs. Driven by an exorbitant federal budget and an influx of venture capital, demand for cyber security professionals is not only high, but, as basic economics tells ...
Cyber Security from a College Student’s Perspective
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Typically, October equals Halloween. The month of October is also national cyber security awareness month. Sure it’s all about the haunted houses, frightening decorations, and scary costumes. Do you know what else is scary? Viruses and malware. The ...
Java Programmers Competition IPPC: Show Me Your Speed
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Cybrary would like to announce a really cool Java programming competition by our friends at NextHacker. Check it out: Java Programmers Competition IPPC: SHOW ME YOUR SPEED! We are already convinced that there are many gifted programmers and inge ...
Hacked Through Phishing: An Ugly Security Awareness Lesson Learned
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Given we’re a cyber security education company, we like to preach (maybe too much at times) about how darn important security awareness training for employees really is. So, we thought we’d share the hideously ugly lesson that internet ...
Why Using Study Guides Make a Big Difference
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You know those times where you took an exam without studying, and still did well? We hate to break it to you, but those times don’t exist in the Infosec world. Sure, you may have one or two baby Einsteins who can sit through a five-day bootc ...
Why Hundreds of Thousands of People are Learning Hacking, for Free
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Perhaps it is somewhat shocking that hundreds of thousands of people are learning hacking, for free on Cybrary. However, there are several very good reasons for this free cyber security learning revolution. A fundamental change in the way cyber secur ...
CyDefe Podcast Has a Cool Tee Shirt, Help Support Their Kickoff!
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There is a cyber defense podcast that launched a couple of months ago called CyDefe, and they have been doing some really cool things. Their focus, and tagline, is “Making cyber defense simple”. I had the pleasure of joining this podcast ...
A Synopsis of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for End-User Security
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Updated October 2018 Regarding, end-user security, the term PII is commonly referenced. PII, or Personally Identifiable Information, consists of data that can allow an individual to trace and/or contact another person. This type of information may ...
Security Awareness – How to Spot Spoofed Emails and URLs
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Security Awareness Training has migrated from a “nice to have” security function within an organization, to now, a “must have.” In fact, more quickly than ever, companies of all sizes and industries are integrating security aw ...
Security Awareness, Now Available at Cybrary!
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Great news! Our End User Security Awareness training course, is now available from Cybrary. No matter how well trained the cyber security staff is within your organization, the greatest vulnerability remains just that, a huge vulnerability, if it re ...
Security+ Certification Success by Cybrary Member @aer9480
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Below is an email we received from Cybrary Member @aer9480. He wrote to tell us about the success he had in passing the exam after taking our Security+ Course. If you have a similar success story, we’d love to share it. Send an email telling u ...
CompTIA Security+ Certification, Evolution and Innovation for Sustained Relevancy
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Many companies, throughout the years, have failed because they failed to innovate and change. Many great market leaders, like Kodak, even held in their hands the future of their industry, and still refused to embrace it. Change is always difficult fo ...
The Role of Information Security Governance and Risk Management in the CISSP certification
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The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is a strong credential to have for professionals who have a mix of both technical and managerial experience as well as competence in designing, engineering and the overall ...
Education: the first line of defense in wireless network security
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Wireless networks are fast and convenient and allow for many devices to be connected on a network and communicate with each other. However, this technology presents a new set of issues that weren’t present in the wired world. Mainly, threats to sec ...
The Limitations of Modern Cryptography
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Individuals now own multiple electronic devices – from Smartphones, to tablets, to laptops and more. They often bring these items into the workplace, or use them to work from a remote location. Increased threats to a company’s important and c ...
A Good Plan is Crucial in the Fight against Cyber Crime
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In a physical crime scene, say a home has been burned down as a result of an arsonist or maybe a home has been burglarized, the role of first responders on the scene is very important. These skilled individuals must be able to avoid contaminating the ...
Learning from Home: How to succeed at Cybrary’s Online Learning
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Updated August 10, 2018 When taking classes to prepare for exams, there are important factors to consider. With Cybrary’s courses, much of the class material is based on watching videos. While this may be great for some people, for others it is not ...
What is the CIA Triad? Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
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The CIA triad is becoming the standard model for conceptualizing challenges to information security in the 21st century. CIA stands for confidentiality, integrity and availability, which are said to be the three most important elements of reliable se ...
Ethical Hacking: It’s not an oxymoron.
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When most people think of a hacker, they think of a dishonest individual who uses techniques to bypass a system’s defenses and steal confidential and sensitive information. Security breaches, data as well as identify theft are all incidents which c ...
The Growing Field of Digital Investigation
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Computer related crime is very prevalent in this day of global communication, people bringing their personal electronic items to work as well as many companies having people who do not work in house but instead opt to work remotely. For this reason, ...
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing, An Analysis
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The following is a re-post of the excellent PowerPoint presentation created by Cybrary SME @ethicalmjpen regarding Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing and how the two differ, and overlap. We wanted to share this on the blog because the c ...
The Importance of the CompTIA Network+ Course for a Cyber Security Career
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Many of the Members that join Cybrary, join because they are looking to begin a career in cyber security. This is obviously a great idea given that the amount of unfilled jobs in cyber security, globally, is estimated to be over 1 million. The questi ...
The Key Notes of Cryptography
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Public key cryptography has been around for a long time. Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman invented it in 1976. It sometimes goes by the name Diffie-Hellman encryption as well as symmetric encryption as it uses to keys instead of one (this is calle ...
The Emerging and Growing field of E-Discovery
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Electronic discovery, also known as e-discovery refers to a process of how information is obtained, located and secured to be used as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. E-discovery can be carried out in the following ways: Offline On a part ...
All You Needed to Know about the CompTIA CASP Certification
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The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certification is a credential that designates professionals IT industry with advanced-level security skills and knowledge. The CASP certification is approved by the United States Department of Defense ...
Is Security Awareness Training a Worthy Investment?
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Over the past few years, the news has been full of stories detailing how large corporations put the security information of tens of thousands of their clients at risk. More times than not, these risks came as the result of low-level employees doing t ...
Useful Tools for Security Professionals
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Threat intelligence company Recorded Future has just released a daily email service that will deliver up-to-date information on the latest threat indicators for IT and cyber security professionals. The service, called the Cyber Daily, is a free news ...
What Enterprise End User Security Awareness Effectiveness Requires
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The end user security awareness industry has taken off substantially in the last several years. As more and more organizations are breached and embarrassed publicly due to end user negligence or malevolence, the mass adoption of “we need to do ...
Create a Culture of Cyber Security Learning in Your Organization
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Cybrary’s initiative is to make cyber security learning free and open for everyone, everywhere. This basically means, we want to provide the opportunity to learn to those who either want to begin a career in the field, or for those who want to ...
Summarizing The Five Phases of Penetration Testing
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In the ethical hacker class on our website, the course begins by recapping the five phases of penetration testing. Essentially, the five phases of pen testing is a module that summarizes what the rest of the ethical hacker class is going to look like ...
Add some swagger to your Profile
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Show off Your Achievements Use Cybrary often? Completed several courses? Show off what you’ve worked so hard for! Now that you have earned the cred make sure to share your achievement! Our L337 Emblem is available below along with a code snippe ...
Coding and Cyber Security, Hand-in-Hand, Yet Different
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We often get asked by our Members, if we plan on offering coding classes. The short answer is no, and typically, what we do, is refer people to sites like Codecademy and Code Fellows. Those companies specialize in coding / programming training, and h ...
The Starting Point of all Major Public Hacks: Footprinting
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Want to Know How and Where All Major Data Breaches Begin? With all of the publicity major corporate data breaches receive, we often get caught up in the outcomes. What happened, how many people were impacted and in what ways, who was responsible, et ...
Start Learning Mobile Penetration Testing and the Smartphone Pentest Framework
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The Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) in Kali Linux is an increasingly useful tool, initially developed by Georgia Weidman. The 5 part tutorial for how to use the SPF is part of the Advanced Penetration Testing class, which of course is free, just l ...
Classes That Help You Build a Cyber Security Career
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This post will begin by assuming you have a baseline skill set in information technology. Generally, in order to begin your career in Cyber Security, you would need some fundamental skills. Often, in the IT training industry, baseline skills include ...
Please Help Cybrary’s Kickstarter Campaign
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The first month and a half here at Cybrary have been really fun. So far, we are hearing from our Members that they appreciate what we are doing. I have spoken on this blog before about why we believe so firmly, that the opportunity to learn should be ...
Education is Too Limited, but Change is On Its Way
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Hopefully, with the support of our Members, Cybrary can be successful. Why? Because the education system both domestically here in the USA, and internationally, is flawed, badly. Education is far too limited. If one is not born into a family that hig ...
Everyone Deserves the Opportunity to Learn
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela For too long IT & Cyber Security education has been reserved for those who have the money to pay highly inflated prices. In the growing technologic ...
The Liberation of IT & Cyber Security Training Begins
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My Fellow Cybrary Members, We sincerely want to thank you for joining the revolution to liberate IT and cyber security training, for everyone, everywhere. The support you are providing will change the very landscape of the industry forever. I am post ...
Thank You for Joining the IT Learning Revolution
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Hello Cybrary Members, First, we are appreciative that you have decided to join our community. We cannot survive without members, and we are working very hard to make your learning experience here as excellent as possible. The training on Cybrary is ...
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