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Breaking down barriers: How to make cybersecurity more inclusive and diverse

More than 3.4 million people are needed to fill the global cybersecurity workforce gap. Encouraging a diverse workforce is essential to help fill that gap.
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Twitter private tweets bug and Cisco phone router vulnerabilities

Twitter admits security bug disclosed private Circle tweets, Cisco warns of a critical flaw in phone adapters and the Android FluHorse malware. Catch all thi
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Cisco XSS zero-day flaw and PaperCut vulnerabilities

Cisco discloses a zero-day weakness that could enable hackers to launch cross-site scripting attacks, ransomware actors exploit critical security flaws in Pa
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Breaking the Silo: Integrating Email Security with XDR

Extended detection and response (XDR) is a security solution that combines multiple security technologies and data sources to provide a more comprehensive and integrated approach to threat detection and response.
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DevSecOps: Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery (CI-CD) tools

In the last piece, we went through the various tools that can be integrated into the DevOps Pipeline to implement security at the different stages of the sof
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3CX hackers hit critical infrastructure and secondhand routers cause security concerns

Hackers behind the 3CX attack hit critical infrastructure, researchers discover secondhand routers with corporate secrets and the GhostToken GCP flaw. Catch
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What is Security Service Edge (SSE)?

Learn about Security Service Edge, or SSE, a security solution that can protect your business’s network and data.
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Computer forensics interview questions

Computer forensic investigators are in high demand. Often referred to as digital forensics engineers, computer forensic investigators are expected to know ba
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Hyundai data breach and Microsoft’s warning to accountants

Hyundai data breach exposes sensitive customer data, Microsoft warns accountants of phishing near Tax Day and the Goldoson Android malware. Catch all this an
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The digital security forensic analyst salary guide

One of the fastest-growing areas of information security is digital security forensics. With so much activity in today’s world taking place in the digital sp
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Western Digital cloud breach and the MSI ransomware hack

Western Digital cloud services hit by massive data breach, car owner sues Tesla over privacy intrusion and the MSI ransomware attack. Catch all this and more
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TMX loan data breach, Italy bans ChatGPT and WordPress Elementor Pro exploit

High-cost lender TMX announces data breach affecting millions of customers, hackers actively exploit vulnerability in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin and
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Applying linguistics to cybersecurity: The journey of Jade Brown, a 2022 Infosec Scholarship winner

Jade Brown, 2022 Infosec Scholarship winner, builds on her Linguistics and East Asian Studies knowledge to grow as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst.
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Average SCADA Security (CSSA) salary

What is SCADA? Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition is one of the most interesting areas of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and refers to the hardware a
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The top 12 information security risk analyst questions you need to know

Information is one of the most prized assets for an organization. Unfortunately, it’s always at risk of being stolen in this open, digitally-connected world.
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ChatGPT data leak and Gmail message theft by North Korean hackers

ChatGPT suffers data leak due to an open-source bug, North Korean hackers steal Gmail emails via Chrome extensions and the Nexus Android malware. Catch all t
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Connecting a malicious thumb drive: An undetectable cyberattack

Did you know cybercriminals can pull off a nearly undetectable cyberattack using only a malicious thumb drive? Learn how.
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Threat hunter

You may have heard the term, but do you know what threat hunting is in cybersecurity? A threat hunter is a mid- to senior-level cybersecurity position respon
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The Path to “Career 4.0”: Amy Bonus leverages humanities, FinTech experience to bring Cybersecurity to the layperson

With previous careers including journalist, English teacher, and FinTech professional, Infosec Scholarship winner Amy Bonus offers her advice for career switchers entering Cybersecurity
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U.S. federal agency hack and the return of FakeCalls Android malware

Cybercriminals use an old software bug to hack a U.S. federal agency, FakeCalls Android malware returns with new capabilities and Samsung Exynos chipset flaw
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Secure cloud computing: What you need to know

APT groups are behind recent ransomware campaigns. Learn five ways you can prevent your organization from becoming the next victim.
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Security engineer: Degree vs. certification

Everyone loves the versatility of a jack-of-all-trades. Be it the functionality of a Swiss Army knife, the variety of an all-you-can-eat buffet or the flavor
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Massive AT&T data breach and fake jobs targeting security researchers

AT&T data breach exposes 9 million user accounts, North Korean adversaries target security researchers with fake job offers and the IceFire ransomware. C
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How to configure a network firewall: Walkthrough

Learn the basics of configuring a network firewall in this episode of Cyber Work Applied featuring Infosec Skills author Mike Meyers.
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