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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Thycotic chief security scientist Joseph Carson told eSecurity Planet that choosing a certification should ultimately be about deciding which skillset or professional direction you want to focus on. AsTech’s Kent said of Security+, “This crosses several domains and is a basic introduction to security.

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

Security Affairs

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools.

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Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team: Differences Explained

eSecurity Planet

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators.

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

Implement strict password requirements, enforcing password complexity, changing passwords at a defined frequency, and performing regular account reviews to ensure compliance [ D3-SPP ]. Ensure that you have dedicated management systems [ D3-PH ] and accounts for system administrators.

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Your CVSS Questions Answered

IT Governance

Most security professionals and companies provide CVSS scores alongside any vulnerabilities they find when performing a security assessment. This sort of thing is common among organisations that must satisfy regulatory or contractual requirements, such as the PCI DSS [Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard]. X and v4.0].

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Best beginner cyber security certifications

IT Governance

System administrator Network administrator Security administrator IT auditor Security analyst or security specialist Security consultant. You can find out more about this qualification by taking our CompTIA Security Training Course. Potential job roles. What skills will you learn?

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Weekly podcast: Memcached DDoS attacks, Equifax (once again) and Alexa

IT Governance

It says: “Blocking port 11211 is a starting point for defenses and will prevent systems on your network from being used as reflectors. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog. Well, that’ll do for this week.