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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. “Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. Also read: How to Get Started in a Cybersecurity Career. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications.

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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

In our latest Spotlight episode of the Security Ledger podcast, I sat down with Christopher Walcutt, Chief Security Officer at DirectDefense, to talk about the changing cybersecurity landscape for critical infrastructure and the challenges (as well as the solutions) that organizations face today.

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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. The City immediately initiated mitigation efforts after the discovery of the attack and it started restoring its services with the help of external cybersecurity experts.

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Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team: Differences Explained

eSecurity Planet

Red, blue and purple teams simulate cyberattacks and incident responses to test an organization’s cybersecurity readiness. Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators. The red team literally tests the effectiveness of the organization’s defensive measures — often without warning.

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CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

But first, here’s a quick overview before we explore each in-depth: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): Best used to maintain a robust security posture across your cloud infrastructure by instantly discovering configuration errors and compliance violations. Provides detailed advice and enables for manual or automatic remediation.

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Build your Microsoft Security career

IT Governance

Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2020 ?found?that It’s also suitable for those who plan to develop a specialised career as a Microsoft Azure administrator or security engineer. . Potential job roles include IT support executive, IT support manager, system administrator and Microsoft 365 security administrator. .

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MY TAKE: How SMBs can improve security via ‘privileged access management’ (PAM) basics

The Last Watchdog

Privileged accounts assigned special logon credentials to system administrators in charge of onboarding and off boarding users, updating and fixing IT systems and carrying out other network-wide tasks. There are a lot of moving parts to modern IT systems. A few key takeaways: How SMBs got here.

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