U.S. Passes New Cybersecurity Legislation in June 2022 The bills, signed into law on June 21, aim to strengthen the federal cyber workforce and foster collaboration across all levels of government. On June 21, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed… Read More »U.S. Passes New Cybersecurity Legislation in June 2022
Cloudflare Reports It Prevented Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack on Record The attack was launched by a 5,000-device botnet and peaked at 26 million requests per second. Last week, content delivery network Cloudflare reported that its systems had detected and prevented… Read More »Cloudflare Reports It Prevented Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack on Record
Reverse Engineering Techniques and Tools for Penetration Testers Penetration testing is a highly in-demand job skill in today’s cybersecurity market. Data breaches cost companies USD 4.2 million in 2021 (IBM, 2021), and penetration testers can help companies protect and secure… Read More »Reverse Engineering Techniques for Penetration Testers
Ethical Hacking: Understanding the Basics Cybercrime continues to grow at an astounding and devastating rate; more than 93% of organizations in the healthcare field alone experienced a data breach in the past few years (Sobers, 2021). While most people with… Read More »Ethical Hacking: Understanding the Basics
What Is Threat Modeling? Data breaches cost companies USD 8.64 million on average (Johnson, 2021), but many companies report they don’t have adequate protection against these vulnerabilities because there aren’t enough IT security professionals to help. The shortage of cybersecurity professionals leaves… Read More »Threat Modeling: 2022’s Most In-Demand Cybersecurity Skill
Threat Intelligence: The Most Critical Types of Cyberthreats You already know that there’s no shortage of malicious hackers waiting to get their hands on your most vital personal and business information. With each new technological advancement comes a new batch… Read More »Threat Intelligence: The Most Critical Types of Cyberthreats
Five SIEM Tools That Every SOC Analyst Should Know A cursory look at 2021’s cyberattack statistics shows that organizations need the help of trained, certified security operations center (SOC) analysts who know how to effectively use the latest tools and techniques, including… Read More »Top SIEM Tools for SOC Analysts
Understanding the Meaning and Purpose of IoT Forensics Cybercrime is a serious threat to any organization, with data breach costs reaching over USD 4 million on average (Mack, 2021). Companies today face many potential cyber risks each year, and the results can… Read More »Digital Forensics and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Join the World of Cybersecurity with the C|CT Certification EC-Council is proud to announce the launch of our new cybersecurity technician certification: the Certified Cybersecurity Technician (C|CT). This certification, designed for those who want to start a career in cybersecurity, focuses… Read More »How to Become a Certified Cybersecurity Technician
Preventing Malicious Hacks with Port Scanning Techniques Port scanning techniques are a valuable part of any cybersecurity professional’s toolkit. Ethical hackers and penetration testers frequently use port scanning techniques to locate vulnerabilities in a network that malicious hackers can use to gain access. Port… Read More »What Are Network Ports and Port Scanning Techniques?