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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. Early on the morning of Wednesday, May 03, 2023, the group started executing the ransomware on the City of Dallas.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It covers seven security domains: security operations and administration; access controls ; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; cryptography ; network and communications security; and systems and application security. The 125-question exam takes up to 3 hours to complete.

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How To Build A Cybersecurity Career | What Really Matters

Cyber Info Veritas

It means that the skill gap is real because on top of not attracting the millennial talent it needs, cybersecurity is in jeopardy as more and more cybersecurity professionals near retirement age and as fewer millennials get into the field primarily because of lack of awareness, advanced educational requirements, and preconceived notions.

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Linux Patch Management: Tools, Issues & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

By concentrating on crucial patches that fix serious flaws or have a significant influence on system stability, system administrators may make sure that resources are used effectively and that possible disruptions are kept to a minimum.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

Both were well-equipped to teach, test and train individuals ranging from teen-agers and non-technical adults, to working system administrators and even seasoned tech security pros. They’d come into our hub to get educated and attain excellent cybersecurity skills, including leadership development programs. Merit 1981.

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MY TAKE: Remote classes, mobile computing heighten need for a security culture in K-12 schools

The Last Watchdog

This begins with securing sensitive school district records, belonging not just to students, faculty and staff, and includes monitoring and protecting online payment systems, now sure to come under expanded Business Email Compromise ( BEC ) attacks. The thing that most alarms Jesse Norton is the exposure to kids.

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