Michael Pleasant, Open Security – Business Security Weekly #107

Michael Pleasant is the Chief Executive Officer at Open Security. Michael talks about how his transferring from Marine training to a business environment, brought a different perspective/technique to the business. He also talks about his company Open S… Continue reading Michael Pleasant, Open Security – Business Security Weekly #107

U.S. cybercrime-fighters enter agreements with Indonesia, Singapore

When U.S. officials return from international conferences this week they can be thankful for bolstered cybersecurity alliances with two Southeast Asian countries.   The government has struck separate deals with Indonesia and Singapore to strengthen bilateral cooperation on fighting international cybercrime. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Indonesia’s police chief on Monday reached an agreement to increase U.S. training of Indonesian law enforcement officials to combat cyberattacks such as ransomware and to better use digital forensics, according to Straits Times newspaper. The State Department meanwhile signed a declaration of intent with Singapore’s Cybersecurity Agency to increase training and the sharing of technical information, ZDNet reported. Both Singapore and Indonesia are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an intergovernmental organization made up of members that increasingly have been targeted by hackers, researchers warned this year. Singapore in July said it had been victimized in its largest-ever cyberattack, in which suspected nation-state […]

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Results from the 2018 Volatility Contests are in!

Let’s begin by thanking all of the participants in this year’s contests! This year we hosted the 6th Annual Volatility Plugin Contest, and we introduced the Inaugural Analysis Contest. We were encouraged to see submissions from our community members ar… Continue reading Results from the 2018 Volatility Contests are in!

Results from the 2018 Volatility Contests are in!

Let’s begin by thanking all of the participants in this year’s contests! This year we hosted the 6th Annual Volatility Plugin Contest, and we introduced the Inaugural Analysis Contest. We were encouraged to see submissions from our community members ar… Continue reading Results from the 2018 Volatility Contests are in!

How Can Industry Leaders and Academia Help Improve Cybersecurity Education?

It’s up to security and educational leaders alike to improve and expand opportunities for cybersecurity education.

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NEW Data Analytics Courses

Phoenix TS has added new Data Analytics courses to our public schedule. These five courses will help you increase your knowledge and skills to become a Big Data Expert! What is Data Analytics? Data analytics is the practice used to examine data sets. U… Continue reading NEW Data Analytics Courses

SamuraiWTF 4.0 Finally Released

  In February of this year, Mic posted a blog discussing the future of SamuraiWTF. (You can go read it here if you don’t remember).  As we discussed then, the build process that has supported this project for the last decade is WAY too … Continue reading SamuraiWTF 4.0 Finally Released

The Missing Piece of the Security Conference Circuit

So far this year I think I’ve attended 20+ security conferences around the world – speaking at many of them. Along the way I got to chat with hundreds of attendees and gather their thoughts on what they hoped to achieve or learn at each of these confe… Continue reading The Missing Piece of the Security Conference Circuit

The National Cyber Security Centre and IBM Security Join Forces to Improve Security Skills

Organizations are struggling to hire enough people with the right security skills. Industry and government must work together to give more opportunities to potential cyber talent.

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Use This NERC CIP v6 Standards Summary to Stay Compliant

Thanks to FERC’s Order 822, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s critical infrastructure protection standards, known as NERC CIP, are continually updated. Seven updated standards proposed by NERC for inclusion have now been… Continue reading Use This NERC CIP v6 Standards Summary to Stay Compliant