If you are clear on a career in cybersecurity, spending 4 years on a bachelor’s degree is more than likely a waste of your time and money. You can learn everything for free on the Internet. And, are “core” courses really going to help you? Political science, art appreciation, history?
Common sense is not always common practice, especially with cybersecurity. Most of the breaches we see today are not because some super cool artificial intelligence firewall failed.
Life of a CISSP “In Progress”. What’s it like to be in the pursuit of a CISSP while balancing daily life commitments.
Follow these 9 tips and your chances of passing the CISSP Exam will greatly increase.
You’re here most likely because you need or want to pass the CISSP certification exam. How do you decide which CISSP training will best enable you to pass the CISSP certification exam? This guide covers 9 points to consider before selecting a CISSP training provider.
Many CISSP training providers advertise high pass rates, such as we have a “99.9% CISSP Certification Exam” pass rate. This may entice you to consider that CISSP training provider, but their pass rate is really just an estimate.
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Let’s cut to the chase:
There is no way to guarantee you will pass the CISSP Certification Exam!
That’s the bottom-line.
We get asked all the time – should I get a CISM, CISSP, or both?
The short answer is you should get the CISSP certification.
The long answer is that it really depends on your goals and what you are trying to accomplish.
CISSP “boot camp” is just a fancy term for CISSP “training”. Many CISSP training providers use the terms interchangeably. A CISSP “boot camp” has a few distinctions though. Before we dive into these distinctions, let’s take a step back. The term “boot camp” means a “short, intensive, and rigorous course of training”. This definition holds true with CISSP boot camps. This post discusses the 5 things you should know about CISSP Boot camps.
Choosing a training provider for CISSP certification training is a tough decision. Our aim is to inform you on some of the common misconceptions about CISSP training, so you are empowered to make better choices.
This blog is a walkthrough of digitalworld.local: BRAVERY. The VM was created by Donavan and you can download it from VulnHub. According to the author, it was originally designed for OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) practice.
Alpine Security CTO, “Doc” Sewell, describes his obsession with computers, programming, and cybersecurity from elementary school until now.
Many organizations hear the term “malware” and immediately screech in fear. If you are interested in malware research, as long as you are using safe practices, there is not a lot to be afraid of. For those of you who are interested in malware research and figuring out how and why these pieces of malicious software do what they do, this article might be for you.
When consumer WiFi was first introduced, it was all about keeping our neighbors from stealing our internet connection over our WiFi networks. Now, with the explosion of mobile devices, Internet of Things devices, and other “smart” devices connecting to our home WiFi there is a big chance of intruders being able to steal very sensitive information from us.
The rising instances of ransomware attacks is harrowing to say the least. Attackers seek to achieve quick financial gains through the use of this tactic and to be frank, it is working. This blog provides some solutions to help you avoid becoming the next ransomware victim.
CIS control 2 speaks to basic cybersecurity hygiene, only it is software and applications specific. Often, attackers will look for unpatched or unsupported software to target, regardless of the system it is running on, or the type of business using it.
If you work in the field of Information Technology, you have probably heard of Vulnerability Assessment (VA). VA is a process of identifying security vulnerabilities in a system. It is recommended that you conduct a VA against your organization’s network every quarter, and if your organization follows certain policy and standards, such as PCI DSS, VA is a requirement. However, organizations should not be the only ones conducting VAs against their network; average home users should also conduct vulnerability assessment against their network. In this blog, I will guide you through the process of performing a VA against your network using Nessus Home.
Anyone who is inspired to partake in a challenging course such as the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), or Licensed Penetration Tester-Master (LPT (Master)), knows that practice makes you a better hacker. Vulnhub is a great resource to find purpose-built virtual machine images to practice on. This image is based on a popular TV show, and we are going to walk through exploiting it together.
It’s no question that in cybersecurity, defense is the best defense. In the constantly changing threat landscape, the tie often goes to the attacker, and businesses are forced to act like turtles putting up shells of security to ward off threats.
The new European Union (EU) Regulation 2016/679 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) have gone into effect May 25, 2018. This will have a far-reaching effect and identify many possible repercussions for any organization collecting, processing, and/or storing any EU citizen’s information. Your company need not be located in any of the EU countries; rather if your company collects any EU citizen’s information, your company must adhere to and be complaint to the new regulation.