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IT security product manufacturers are required to achieve government mandated, standards-based certifications to get their product in market. One of the most common, aptly called Common Criteria (CC), was introduced more than two decades ago to help st… Continue reading Modern security product certification best practices
Not all politicians are lifers, said no politician ever. Until now. It was a mere 12 months ago that I left the political realm after losing a run for the Ohio General Assembly, after serving three years as Mayor of my community. I had spent most of… Continue reading From Politics to Penetration Testing
In the TLS Handshake a Certificate message is sent. This message contains the (chain of) certificates needed to validate the provided certificate of the communicating party.
However, I have also read some papers, and also d… Continue reading Is Certification path construction algorithm needed for SSL/TLS?
The cybersecurity skills gap and talent shortage continue to widen year over year as the result of a proverbial square peg and round hole situation. The peg: prospective cybersecurity practitioners are looking to break into an industry in dire need of … Continue reading Five cybersecurity certifications that provide value to employers
Today, technology fits into the palm of our hand. We have become accustomed to turning to it to find all sorts of answers to everyday challenges such as where to eat, where to shop, what to watch on our favorite streaming service, or even when to sleep… Continue reading Women in cybersecurity can benefit from taking inventory of their personal apps
Fifteen major companies, including the Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, and PwC, announced Wednesday they are joining together to change their cybersecurity job descriptions and requirements to attract more talent to the 3 million cybersecurity job openings that are expected to be available over the next two years. Specifically, the companies — which are part of the Aspen Cybersecurity Group — are focused on nixing requirements that candidates have four-year bachelor’s degrees and gender-biased job descriptions. “A bachelors degree is actually not a good proxy for whether you have the talent,” Chair of the Aspen Institute’s Cyber & Technology Program John Carlin told CyberScoop. “There’s plenty of talented people out there but we need to figure out better ways to identify them and train them.” The group, which also includes AIG, Cloudflare, the Cyber Threat Alliance, Duke Energy, IronNet, Johnson & Johnson, Northrop Grumman, Symantec, Unisys, and Verizon, came together over […]
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Building and launching a start-up company is a challenge in itself. Securing it when it is new, young and vulnerable is something else. It’s very necessary but also hard if you don’t know what you’re doing. And can you afford a consultant in the early … Continue reading Securing a business from scratch
In this interview, Tony Vizza, Director of Cybersecurity Advocacy APAC, (ISC)2, talks about the benefits of earning a cybersecurity certification, the most common misconceptions related to getting certified, the cybersecurity skills shortage, and much … Continue reading Exploring the benefits of cybersecurity certification
I have recently completed my CEH training and will be performing my examination next week. I have spoken to a representative in this particular training center and they convinced me to do the examination online (proctored). T… Continue reading Is it possible to do a proctored CEH examination without a webcam? [on hold]
How ISO 27001 certification can help your business beyond security With the myriad types of cyberthreats and ways for hackers to breach organizations, security has never been more essential to your business. According to Hiscox’s 2018 Cyber Readiness … Continue reading ISO 27001: Security as Part of Your Business Strategy