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Corero made an infographic from a poll of technology decision makers and security experts at the 2017 RSA Security Conference. From the study, they determined: 56% of respondents view DDoS as more of a concern in 2017 than it has been in the past 40% experience attacks on a monthly, or even weekly or daily basis 31% have experienced more attacks recently 45% view … [Read more...]
Pre-order study resources for CompTIA’s new CyberSecurity Analyst CSA+ certificate
CompTIA launched a new certification for those in cybersecurity called CSA+. It builds upon the Security+ certificate with a track towards the CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) certificate. One strength of CompTIA certificates are that they are vendor neutral so they can indicate that an IT Professional is prepared no matter what products an organization … [Read more...]
Intel Security report shows cloud usage increases while concerns remain
Intel Security created a report on security concerns for cloud usage which was announced at last month's RSA Security Conference. It shows that more companies are embracing the cloud despite their security concerns. Trust now outnumbers distrust for public clouds by more than 2-to-1. 49 percent of professionals slowed cloud adoption due to a lack of cybersecurity … [Read more...]
Don’t forget printers in your IoT security
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of HP MPS. All opinions are 100% mine. Internet of Things security is garnering a lot of discussion after the Mirai botnet took down several popular websites by attacking their DNS providers. The Mirai botnet is composed of many IoT devices like security camera DVRs and routers that had default or hard-coded administrator … [Read more...]
Cisco investing $10 million in cybersecurity with scholarship program
Cisco is investing $10 million in the industry with its Cybersecurity Scholarship program. They are introducing two new CCNA Cyber Ops security certificates and for those awarded the scholarship, they will receive training, mentoring, and exam fees. To qualify for the scholarship, you need to be at least 18, proficient in English, have basic technical competency, be able to … [Read more...]