CyberSec Career Guide
How To Begin A Career In Cyber Security Whether you’re a technical person, or a non-technical beginner, what’s always needed first, is a good strong foundation before you start building anything. Education You’ll need to…
Social Engineering
Basically, it’s a non-technical way of manipulating people into strategically doing specific things and/or disclosing confidential information. Hopefully without the realization that they have, in order to gain legitimate & authorized access to people, places,…
Red | Blue | Purple
You will hear, in Cyber Security conversations, whether someone is considered a Red or Blue shirt, or if they’re part of a Red or Blue team. Blue Team A Blue shirt, or if you are…
Certifications
This guide will be a living collaborative document. To begin a career in Cyber Security you will need to lay the proper foundation to build upon. Whether you want to focus within security management, architecture,…
Password Management
Password Management is simply a set of principles using best practices to efficiently create and manage passwords to prevent unauthorized access. STRENGTH The recommendations for creating a strong password are to include: Lower Case Characters…
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Threat + Vulnerability + Risk = Exploit
A ‘best practice’ is to prioritize your cyber security time and efforts, such as prioritizing issues that may arise. There are many ways of categorizing vulnerabilities such as by Critical, High, Medium, et cetera and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System [CVSS] rating numbers. In order…
Work From Home
Rather than fighting the move to long-term remote work post-COVID, these companies have embraced the opportunity it provides to cut costs and increase employee satisfaction and productivity. Here are some of the companies listed out of over 60+ companies that are WFH: You can see…
InfoSec vs CyberSec
There are many debates and discussions on this topic. There are those that only use the term “Information Security” or InfoSec to encompass all, and those that specifically use the term “Cyber Security” or CyberSec to differentiate their responsibilities. INFORMATION SECURITY Information Security analysts have…
Virtual Private Network
A Virtual Private Network [VPN] is a method in which to connect to the internet privately & securely while encrypting your internet traffic to protect your online identity. There are 2 types of VPN: Personal & Corporate. PERSONAL CORPORATE Designed for personal use and anonymity.…
Cyber Security Awareness
Security Awareness is about enlightening end users regarding their roles and responsibilities in relation to Cyber Security [CyberSec] policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices in order to protect assets and data. Security Awareness Training can vary from email phishing simulations to online courses that are…
Wi-Fi Basics
Wi-Fi is a wireless network that follows specific 802.11 IEEE standards and protocols used for Local Area Network [LAN] devices and internet access allowing the exchange of encrypted data via radio waves. The standard home equipment required is a Wireless Router. It uses a Service…
