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Article How to become a network admin In this episode of the Cyber Work with Infosec podcast (formerly CyberSpeak), Chris Sienko spoke with Elias Papatestas about the path you can take…
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Article Cybersecurity Weekly: Puerto Rico loses millions, Paypal phishing scam, new Emotet Wi-Fi spreading function The Puerto Rico government was hit by a $2.6 million phishing scam. An active PayPal phishing scam targets SSNs and passport photos. The Emotet…
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Article Driver Security in Windows 10 Drivers are an essential group of files that allow a hardware component(s) to communicate with the computer’s operating system (OS). If an attacker…
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Article Online training should be engaging and hands-on, says Infosec Skills instructor Ross Casanova “I want students to feel like I’m talking directly to them and engaging them in the conversation,” says Infosec Skills instructor Ross Casanova.
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Article Types of user accounts in Windows 10 (local, domain, Microsoft) Years ago, I was just starting out in tech. I was located at a remote facility compared to the rest of the company, and we had someone that was…
