The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

I had the chance to discuss these findings last week at Black Hat USA 2022, with John Shier, senior security advisor at Sophos, a next-generation cybersecurity leader with a broad portfolio of managed services, software and hardware offerings. Security teams face a daunting challenge. Configure system administrative tools more wisely.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There has never been a better time to get into cyber security, with growing demand for experts promising increased salaries and job opportunities. In this blog, we provide tips for getting your cyber security career started no matter your background. Where can you learn about the cyber security industry?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. In a recent report, data security service Cyberhaven detected and blocked requests to input data into ChatGPT from 4.2%

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

The US Justice Department says it will no longer prosecute good-faith security researchers, but what constitutes good-faith security research? It will no longer prosecute good-faith security research that would have otherwise violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Is hacking a crime? Who is responsible?

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