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Cybrary’s course on the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) is an outstanding training offering. This course covers all phases of the PTES in detail and shows how they’re applied in real-world situations. If you’re a business owner that utilizes penetration testing (pentest), a provider of pentest services, or someone just interested in ethical hacking (i.e., penetration testing), I highly recommend ...

Many people have asked, "How long does it take to learn Cyber Security?". This is an all too common question. Before you can answer it, you must first take a look at yourself. What are your interests, what are you good at; what is something that drives you? After you have completed this self-evaluation, we are ready to find the ...

On a mission to save the world from unsafe mobile apps, NowSecure is excited to announce a new partnership with Cybrary to enable more people – anyone, anywhere – to upskill and deliver more secure mobile apps. A storm of mobile app security and privacy issues continues to intensify, while the skills gap widens. The launch of Cybrary’s first mobile app ...

As the world continues to shelter in place while reacting to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, it appears that hackers with nefarious intentions have taken a drastically different approach during these difficult times. Instead of dormancy, hacker groups are doing the opposite by rapidly increasing activity and tailoring attacks to capitalize on the fear with COVID-19 themed campaigns. This is ...

Rapid technological advancement in recent times has seen Big Data infiltrating across industries pushing many verticals to adopt technology that supports better analytical capabilities. The healthcare industry is no exception to this growing trend with big global data in the healthcare market expected to reach $34.27 billion by 2022 1 at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 22.07%. Why ...

Smartphones, smartwatches, smart TVs, smart refrigerators, Alexa, Bixby, Cirri, are all part of the Internet of Things. Each of these has one thing in common, and they are all connected to the World Wide Web using WIFI or Bluetooth. There are hundreds of other objects that are "smart." The wonderful world of the Internet of Things. All to make our ...

What should a cyber security incident report contain? In the next issue I will refer to a subject, which is becoming a real problem in companies today. I would like to go deeper into the minimum elements that a cybersecurity incident report should contain, which can be shared with the directory, technical teams, suppliers, partners, auditors and even the community. First we ...

DevOps is a set of practices or processes that combines software development and information technology operations. It is becoming popular because it enables businesses to achieve mainly two objectives; decrease systems development life cycle time and provide continuous product delivery with high quality. Increasing the pace of software delivery is not possible with traditional software development methodology as the methods ...

Who is Toll and what happened? On the 31st of January 2020, Toll, an Australian based, internationally operating shipping and logistics company was the subject of a targeted ransomware attack. In response, the company shut down as many as one thousand infected servers, which effectively crippled its IT infrastructure and brought logistics operations to all but a standstill. The company ...

What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and identify your own emotions, understanding the feelings of others, and using your ability to manage emotions to work within both realms. One of the critical aspects of being a leader, mentor, or even a teammate is the ability to understand others. As a leader, it means understanding how ...