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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Basics
By: Shimon Brathwaite
April 20, 2021

What is a lean Six Sigma green belt? An IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB) is a professional who is well versed in the elements of Lean Six Sigma methodology. Someone who has achieved this certification leads improvement projects or serves as part of a team whose goal is process improvement. Lean Six Sigma improves performance by ...

Top Programming Languages For Cybersecurity
By: Shimon Brathwaite
April 20, 2021

Knowing how to program is extremely useful for anyone working in Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity professionals are expected to create computer scripts to automate administration or write scripts to help perform actions that are too difficult to do manually. This is especially true while performing a penetration test, where you are routinely expected to create scripts to do your job effectively. Since ...

Cisco Certifications For Cybersecurity
By: Shimon Brathwaite
April 20, 2021

Cisco has been a leader in Information Technology and Networking for over 30 years. Most corporations still rely on Cisco technology, and having a solid understanding of them can be an asset for any technology professional. Not only has Cisco made advancements in technology, but in their information security training and certification programs. The importance or effectiveness of cybersecurity certifications ...

Bypass Logins Using SQL Injection
By: Sahad Mk
April 19, 2021

This tutorial will explain how to bypass the login form and how it works using SQL injection. An SQL injection is a type of attack where you input an SQL query into a web form to extract information from the database. SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is used to control the databases of web applications. You can bypass ...

File Integrity Monitoring Tools
By: Nihad Hassan
April 16, 2021

The number of cyberattacks is increasing rapidly, especially after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which leads to a spike in cyberattacks worldwide. According to the FBI, there were about 4,000 cyberattacks a day since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This represents a 400% increase from the previous year before the coronavirus crisis. The most notable cyberattack type was ransomware. ...

Are Rules And Regulations Keeping Up With AI Advancements?
By: Gabriel Schram
April 16, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are continuously growing beyond the scope of existing laws and legislation. This issue has caused concern over the need for constant regulation that fluctuates with the rate of AI. Developing a solution to this problem has proven difficult with the global reach of AI combined with conflicting interests for its uses and potential. AI and its ...

Top 3 IT Governance Frameworks
By: Nihad Hassan
April 15, 2021

Information technology (IT) is defined as the use of computing devices and the internet to store, transmit and retrieve digital data. No matter the size of an organization, utilizing IT has become vital to facilitate business operations, enhance relationships between customers and business partners, and increase the security of confidential information and trade secrets. Information technology is an integral part of ...

Securing Web Applications Standards and Vulnerabilties
By: Gabriel Schram
April 15, 2021

A web application runs on a server and is accessed by users through an active internet connection. Users submit requests through a browser or user interface (UI), then the web application server performs the task or carries out the request. Web applications are widely used today and provide the front-end for a vast array of online tools and platforms. Web applications ...

Are AWS Certifications Worth It?
By: Cami Ragano
April 14, 2021

Cloud Career Considerations: Are AWS Certifications Worth It? As noted by Forbes, Amazon now owns almost half of the public cloud infrastructure market worldwide and continues to enjoy a significant enterprise lead over its nearest competitors. While this is partly predicated on Amazon's role as the first large-scale public cloud offerings, the company isn't resting on its laurels; Amazon ...

Course Review: IoT Product Security
By: Hugh Shepherd
April 14, 2021

Course: IoT Product Security Instructor: Matthew Clark Cybrary's IoT Product Security course is an outstanding training offering. This is an excellent course to learn how to design and implement an IoT product security program. The course covers the requirements necessary to set up a functioning IoT product security program for organizations that design, manufacture, and sell IoT devices ...