Category: cybersecurity
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CCSP Exam Guide Review from Packt
Another book review for your reading pleasure. This one for all the aspiring CCSP cert holders out there. Packt‘s CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional: Exam Guide by Omar A. Turner and Navya Lakshmana has everything one needs to prepare and master this ISC2 exam. Make no mistake, this is a difficult exam, but with the…
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Surviving LockBit: Lessons from a Ransomware Attack
You can find the original post on the Pentera blog. I’ve copied the post from there to here, but to read the original, click here. On April 13, 2023, we were hit hard. The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) faced a serious adversary: The notorious LockBit ransomware group. It brought our operations to a screeching…
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InfraGard
What is InfraGard? InfraGard is an FBI program that began in 1996 in the Cleveland field office as an effort to gain support from the information technology industry and academia for FBI investigations into threats against U.S. cyber infrastructure. To accomplish the mission, InfraGard promotes ongoing dialogue and timely communication between its members and the…
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My First International Presentation
In May, I had the opportunity to speak in Berlin, Germany at the annual PenteraCon conference. What is PenteraCon? PenteraCon is Pentera’s Annual Customer Summit, focused on reducing cyber risks and enhancing security readiness through validation. During this event, security executives and practitioners come together to explore the technical and strategic aspects of security validation.…
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FBI CISO Academy
The FBI’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Academy brings private-sector CISOs from key industries together to engage in candid-language dialogue about how to address cyber threats. The Academy’s ultimate goal is to inform industry executives about the benefits of working with the FBI and their field offices – before, during, and after a cyber incident.…